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1951 Map of North Shore

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of North Shore
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Lake Pontchartrain dominates this coastal landscape, where the northern wetlands of St. Tammany Parish meet the open water. The map documents a transition in coastal engineering during the early 1950s, shown by an extensive system of numbered levees and canals, such as Canal No 1 and Canal No 8, which were designed to manage the marshy terrain. The Pontchartrain Bridge and the Southern railroad line provide a vital link across the water, landing at the small settlement of North Shore.

Further east, the landscape breaks into a complex network of waterways including Bayou Bonfouca and Salt Bayou, supporting small coastal outposts like Howze Beach and Guzman. Genealogy researchers will find interest in the Fields Cem located near the eastern levee system. The map also captures the distinct boundary between St. Tammany and Orleans Parish, winding through Irish Bayou and towards Lake St Catherine, illustrating the fragile geography of the Louisiana shoreline before later 20th-century developments.