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1962 Map of Mount Airy NE

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Mount Airy NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Lake Maurepas dominates this coastal survey, where the brackish waters of the basin meet the dense marshlands of St John the Baptist Parish and Livingston Parish. In the early 1960s, the Lake Maurepas Oil Field signifies the region's industrial footprint, while the interior is defined by an intricate network of waterways including the Blind River, Dutch Bayou, and Mississippi Bayou.

Evidence of earlier transportation and drainage efforts is visible in the Old Railroad Grade cutting through the wetlands and the straight path of the Reserve Relief Canal. Small topographic details like the Alligator Island and various coastal lights provide specific points of reference for those studying the evolving shoreline and the hydraulic history of the cypress swamps before modern development further altered the drainage patterns.