Grand Isle and the adjacent barrier landscape of Cheniere Caminada define this coastal reach where the Gulf of Mexico meets the intricate wetlands of the Mississippi Delta. The map details a landscape dominated by water, from the broad Caminada Pass to smaller tidal channels like Bayou Thunder von Tranc and Bayou Palourde. The parish boundary between Lafourche Parish and Jefferson Parish cuts through these marshes, marking a political division in an area otherwise unified by its maritime character.
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1892 · Cheniere Caminada
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Creole
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · Fort Livingston
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · Mink Bayou
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1935 · Leeville
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1945 · New Orleans
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1945 · Leeville
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1946 · Mink Bayou
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1947 · Caminada Pass
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1948 · Fort Livingston
USGS Topo · 1:62,500