1935 Map of Lake Penchant
USGS Topo · Published 1935About this map
Lake Penchant dominates this 1935 survey of the Terrebonne Parish wetlands, revealing a complex network of natural waterways and early 20th-century drainage efforts. This landscape, as mapped by Glenn S. Smith and his team using aerial photography from the U.S. Army Air Corps, shows the transition between tidal marshes and inland bayous. The presence of the Brady Canal, Billiot Canal, and Peoples Canal indicates significant human modification of the hydrologic system to facilitate navigation or resource extraction during the mid-Depression era.
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Editions of this 1935 Lake Penchant Map
This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.
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