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1938 Map of Little Woods

Name: 1938 Topographic Map of Little Woods
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1938
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1938

About this map

Lake Pontchartrain dominates the northern shoreline of this coastal Orleans Parish landscape, where the Southern Railway and Hayne Boulevard run parallel to the water's edge. The small settlements of Little Woods and Edge Lake anchor the residential developments along the shore, while the interior is defined by an intricate network of drainage systems like the Little Woods Drainage Canal and the Vincent Canal.

South of these grid-patterned developments, the land transitions into a labyrinth of wetlands and natural waterways. Names such as Bayou Sauvage, Horseshoe Lagoon, and Sugar Mill Lake indicate the brackish environment of the Mississippi River delta. The presence of the Orleans Parish St Bernard Parish boundary in the south, near Bayou Cutoff, highlights the map's role in documenting the jurisdictional and topographical state of the region in the mid-1930s.