1892 Map of Mount Airy

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Long lot river-frontage properties define the riverbank of the Mississippi River in this late 19th-century survey, stretching inland toward the vast swampy reaches of St James and St John the Baptist parishes. Two major rail corridors, the Louisville New Orleans and Texas Railroad on the north bank and the Texas and Pacific Railroad on the south bank, follow the river's curve through a landscape of established plantations and landings. Small riverside settlements like Mt Airy, Edgard, and Belle Point sit at the nexus of water and rail transport.