1955 Map of Moss Lake

About this map

The marshy lowlands of south Louisiana are defined here by the intersection of natural bayous and massive mid-century industrial engineering. The Calcasieu River and the artificial Calcasieu Ship Channel dominate the landscape, facilitating the region's energy economy as seen at the East Moss Lake Oil and Gas Field. Small settlements like Hackberry and Grand Lake sit at the edges of the vast Calcasieu Lake, while the presence of the Black Bayou Ferry and Ellender Ferry illustrates a time when water crossings were essential to local transit.