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1962 Map of Kraemer

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Kraemer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Kraemer and its surrounding wetlands are the centerpiece of this coastal Louisiana survey, which documents a landscape defined by water and heavy industry during the early 1960s. The community of Kraemer sits at the northern edge of the sheet, where Bayou L'Ours and Bayou Grand wind through the dense forest. Further south, the vast Rathborne Swamp gives way to the open waters of Lake Boeuf, a significant landmark for local navigation and drainage.

The southern corridor of the map follows the historic path of Bayou Lafourche, lined with agricultural and industrial development. Notable holdings such as Webster Plantation and Melodia Plantation are marked alongside the Southern Pacific railroad line, which served the rail-and-river economy of the day. Scattered across the swamp and near the small settlements of Rousseau, Ewing, and Theriot, numerous gas and oil wells indicate the intensive petroleum extraction shaping the Lafourche Parish environment during this era.