
English Lookout stands as a vital rail outpost on the edge of the Mississippi sound, where the Louisville and Nashville R R traverses a sprawling marshland landscape. This mid-century view reveals a complex network of coastal waterways and bayous that define the border between Hancock County and St. Tammany Parish. The map traces the intricate splitting of the Pearl River into the Old Pearl River and the West Middle River, illustrating how these channels carve through the wetlands to meet Little Lake and Lake Borgne.
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1893 · Rigolets
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · Toulme
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1914 · Nicholson
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1921 · Nicholson
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · English Lookout
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1935 · Grand Island Pass
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1936 · Rigolets
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1946 · Malheureux Point
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1946 · Rigolets
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1949 · Grand Island Pass
USGS Topo · 1:31,680