1936 Map of Chef Menteur, 1938 Print
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1936 Map of Chef Menteur

USGS Topo · Published 1938

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Louisville & Nashville RR and the Southern RR dominate the eastern New Orleans wetlands in the mid-1930s, tracing routes through a landscape defined by the Corporate Limits of the City of New Orleans. This survey highlights the era's land reclamation efforts, most notably at the Dead Cypress Swamp (Drained) and Eleven Mile Post, where drainage transformed the marshes of Orleans Parish.


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Map Details

Date Portrayed1936
Date Published1938
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:62,500
Physical Dimensions17.6 x 21.4 inches

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