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1944 Map of Lake Felicity

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Lake Felicity
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

The linear settlement of Golden Meadow anchors the eastern edge of this 1939 coastal survey, tracing the narrow natural levee of Bayou Lafourche. This ribbon of inhabitable land stands in sharp contrast to the surrounding marshlands of Terrebonne Parish and Lafourche Parish, where human activity is limited to winding waterways like Bayou Salle and Bayou Grisgris. The map documents a community deeply tied to its geography, with several educational and religious sites such as Valere Guidry Sch, Gattino Sch, and Green Ch serving the families living along the bayou ridge.

Water dominates the landscape south of the main road, opening into the broad expanses of Catfish Lake and Lake Felicity. The intricate network of smaller bays and bayous, including China Bayou and Laurier Bay, illustrates the complex hydrologic system before significant modern modification. For genealogists, the inclusion of the Cheramie Cem and Hebert Cem provides specific points of reference for tracing local Acadian heritage and early settlers in this deltaic environment.