
Bayou Lafourche serves as the primary artery for settlement and transport in this 1939 survey of the coastal marshlands. The density of cultural features along the ridge of the bayou, including Golden Meadow, contrasts sharply with the expansive networks of water and marsh to the west. This area, divided between Terrebonne Parish and Lafourche Parish, reveals a landscape defined by its waterways, where canals like the Breton Canal and Yankee Canal cut through the wetlands to facilitate movement and drainage.
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1892 · Barataria
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Cheniere Caminada
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Cut-Off
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Houma
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Creole
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1894 · Timbalier
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1894 · Lake Felicity
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1894 · Dulac
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1932 · Houma SE
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1935 · Bourbeux
USGS Topo · 1:31,680