
The Upper Grand River and a dense network of waterways define this region of the Atchafalaya Basin during the mid-1930s. The landscape is a labyrinth of swampy terrain, featuring expansive water bodies like Chicot Lake, Flat Lake, and Grand Lake. Human activity is concentrated along the riverbanks and ridges, notably at the Jack Miller Store and the settlement of Crescent. Transportation is dictated by the environment, with State Hy No 25 following the levees and the Texas and Pacific railroad cutting through the eastern corridor.
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1908 · Baton Rouge
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · Osca Bayou
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1936 · White Castle
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1937 · Jeanerette
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Baton Rouge
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Grosse Tete
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1941 · Loreauville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1945 · New Orleans
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1948 · Foster
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Napoleonville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500