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1934 Map of Lake Misere

Name: 1934 Topographic Map of Lake Misere
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Low-lying wetlands and intricate waterways dominate this coastal Cameron Parish landscape as it was surveyed in the 1930s. The Lake Misere basin is the central feature, connected via The Narrows to Little Lake Misere. This aquatic environment is transected by the industrial route of the Intracoastal Waterway, which cuts a straight line through the marshlands toward the settlement of Cady.

Islands of higher ground provide notable contrast to the surrounding marsh, including Lost Island and the elevated stretches of Jims Ridge and Mango Ridge. Small inland groves, specifically Blue Grove and Black Grove, appear as isolated landmarks in the grassy expanse. Near the southern shore of the lake, the tiny settlement of Misere represents the sparse human habitation of this era, where the economy was inextricably linked to the tidal flow and the newly developed drainage systems like the City Bell Drainage Canal.