1893 Map of La Fortuna

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Lake La Fortuna and the surrounding marshlands of St. Bernard Parish appear here as they were surveyed in the late nineteenth century. The landscape is dominated by complex coastal waterways and points of land reaching into the Gulf waters, including Gardner Pt and Pt La Fortuna. Navigation through the wetlands is facilitated by features like Canal Fortuna and Pass Fernandea, which connect the interior brackish lakes to the open expanse of Isle Au Breton Sound. The coastal morphology of this era shows a jagged, intricate shoreline where Bayou Terre Aux Boeufs meets Black Bay. This topography, recorded by the U.S. Public Land Office, provides a detailed look at the hydraulic network of the delta prior to the significant coastal erosion and levee modifications of the twentieth century, capturing a time when natural passes like Bayou Frenne Picant were primary features of the local geography.