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1953 Map of Crescent

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Crescent
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Bayou Plaquemine and the Lower Grand River dominate this mid-century survey of Iberville Parish, revealing a landscape defined by the engineering of the Intracoastal Waterway. Small communities like The Parks and Crescent sit alongside massive infrastructure projects, including the E Protection Levee and various spoil banks that reshape the deltaic environment. The map details a transition from the wilder swamplands of the Atchafalaya Floodway to the managed waterways that supported local commerce and navigation.

Local history is preserved through the locations of the Grand River Sch, Bayou Plaquemine Ch, and the Methodist Chapel. Notable landmarks like the Indian Mound Center near Sorrel point to much older human presence in the region. Transportation networks are anchored by the Texas and Pacific line and the Plaquemine Waterway, which facilitated movement across the complex network of bayous, including Sullivan Bayou and Bayou Gula.