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1935 Map of English Lookout

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of English Lookout
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

The Pearl River delta and the marshlands of the Louisiana-Mississippi border are documented here during a period of transition in the mid-1930s. The settlement of English Lookout serves as a primary waypoint along the Louisville and Nashville railroad, which cuts a straight path across the wetlands and open water. The map reveals an intricate network of coastal waterways including Little Lake Pass, North Pass, and East Mouth, illustrating how the delta is fragmented by tidal movement and river outflow into Lake Borgne.

Geographic details show how the Pearl River bifurcates into the Old Pearl River and West Middle River, creating landmasses like Browns Island and Hog Island. This survey, compiled from aerial photographs by the Air Corps, provides a precise look at the shifting shoreline and named bayous such as Bayou Johnny and Kopman Bayou before modern coastal erosion and hydrological changes significantly altered the mouth of the Pearl.