
The Intracoastal Waterway cuts a straight path through the wetlands south of Lake Charles, defining the industrial and navigational character of the modern Calcasieu Parish landscape. This coastal region is characterized by low-lying terrain such as the Plateau Petit Bois and a network of slow-moving water bodies including Black Bayou and Coulée Hippolyte. The map captures the meeting of land and water at the Calcasieu Parish and Cameron Parish line, where the northern agricultural and suburban patterns transition into the vast marshlands to the south.
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1932 · Lake Charles NE
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1932 · Moss Lake
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1932 · Lake Charles NW
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1932 · Lake Charles SW
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1932 · Lake Charles SE
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1934 · Sweet Lake
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1934 · Boudreaux Lake
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1935 · Sweet Lake
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1935 · Hackberry
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1935 · Boudreaux Lake
USGS Topo · 1:31,680