1892 Map of Houma

About this map

Houma serves as the focal point of this late nineteenth-century deltaic landscape, where the town grid is etched at the confluence of several critical waterways. This era captures the region's total reliance on its bayous for both settlement patterns and commerce, with homes and structures clustered tightly along the natural levees of Bayou Terrebonne and Bayou Lafourche. The map reveals a transition in transportation as the Southern Pacific R. R. and the Company Canal begin to supplement the traditional water routes.