1892 Map of Mount Airy
USGS Topo · Published 1932About this map
The Mississippi River creates a dramatic series of oxbow-style curves through the heart of this late nineteenth-century riverfront landscape, most notably at Willow Bend and the long stretch of Grand View Reach. The mapping captures the traditional long-lot land divisions characteristic of French-influenced settlement, where thin property lines stretch back from the river toward the expansive wetlands of the interior. These interior reaches are dominated by a labyrinth of waterways including the Amite River, Blind River, and Dutch Bayou, all draining toward the vast Lake Maurepas in the northeast. Transportation is defined by the river and the competing rail lines that flank its banks, such as the Texas and Pacific Railroad and the Louisville New Orleans and Texas Railroad, which served local landings and settlements like Mt. Airy and Edgard.
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Editions of this 1892 Mount Airy Map
4 editions found
Historical Maps of Lutcher Through Time
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1892 Bonnet Carre
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
1892 Mount Airy
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
1932 Lac Des Allemands NE
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
1936 Bonnet Carre
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
1936 Ruddock
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
1946 North of Garyville
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
1952 Ruddock
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
1957 Bonnet Carre
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
1962 Lac Des Allemands
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
1962 Mount Airy NE
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
1962 Mount Airy
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
1967 Bonnett Carre NE
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
1967 Ruddock
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
1969 Bonnet Carre
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
1998 Bonnett Carre NE
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2012 Bonnett Carre NE
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2012 Lac des Allemands
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2012 Mount Airy NE
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2012 Ruddock
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2015 Bonnett Carre NE
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2015 Lac des Allemands
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2015 Mount Airy NE
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2015 Ruddock
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2018 Bonnett Carre NE
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2018 Lac des Allemands
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2018 Mount Airy NE
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2018 Ruddock
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2020 Bonnett Carre NE
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2020 Lac des Allemands
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2020 Mount Airy NE
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2020 Ruddock
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2024 Bonnett Carre NE
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2024 Lac des Allemands
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2024 Mount Airy NE
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2024 Ruddock
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA