1964 Map of Lake Quitman, 1981 Print
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1964 Map of Lake Quitman

USGS Topo · Published 1981

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Grand Caillou and Petit Caillou define the water-bound geography of this Terrebonne Parish landscape, where the marshy terrain is bisected by the straight line of the Houma Navigation Canal. Small coastal religious outposts like l'Eglise de Dieu and the Cure D'ars Chapel stand near the waterways, serving a landscape shaped by the oil and gas field operations that have expanded into the wetlands. This 1964 survey captures a moment when traditional bayou life and commercial extraction intersected among features like Lake Quitman and the Indian Mound Cem. The intricate network of tidal channels, including Bayou Sale and Wax Bayou, illustrates the complex hydrologic patterns of the Louisiana coast before modern shoreline shifts. These labels reveal the intersection of ancestral indigenous sites and the mid-century industrial infrastructure that utilized Robinson Canal and other man-made passages.


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Map Details

Date Portrayed1964
Date Published1981
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:24,000
Physical Dimensions21.9 x 26.7 inches

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