1960 Map of Empire
USGS Topo · Published 1963About this map
Mississippi River transport and a burgeoning petroleum industry define this 1960 coastal survey of Plaquemines Parish. The landscape is a complex network of bays and passes, where settlements like Empire, Port Sulphur, and Buras cling to the narrow natural levees between the river and the surrounding marsh. The map captures the infrastructure of the era's energy economy, detailing the Potash Oil Field, Cox Bay Oil Field, and the Bastian Bay Oil and Gas Field. Communities along the river are marked by local landmarks such as St Patrick Ch, Nairn PO, and the Rosa Lane Cem. This document preserves the fragile geography of the delta before significant coastal erosion changed many of these landforms, showing the relation of schools like Sunrise Sch and churches like Pilgrim Rest Ch to the winding river road.
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Editions of this 1960 Empire Map
2 editions found
Historical Maps of Port Sulphur Through Time
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1941 Empire
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1944 Empire
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1953 Empire
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1960 Empire
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1973 Empire
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2012 Empire
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2015 Empire
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2018 Empire
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2020 Empire
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2024 Empire
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