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1967 Map of North Shore

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of North Shore
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Lake Pontchartrain dominates this coastal landscape, showing the transition from the marshy edges of St. Tammany Parish to the water. The northern shoreline is characterized by mid-century development and water management, evidenced by the intricate system of residential waterways including Canal No 1 through Canal No 8. The map documents the engineering of the era, where the Southern railroad and highway infrastructure span the open water toward the St Tammany Parish Orleans Parish line.

On the southern end of the crossing, the landscape shifts to the labyrinthine wetlands of Irish Bayou Lagoon and the narrow pass of Little Irish Bayou. Local heritage markers such as the North Shore Chapel and Fields Cem appear alongside coastal settlements like Howze Beach and the developed Treasure Island. This survey provides a look at the hydraulic infrastructure of the time, including the Pumping Station near Grand Lagoon and various gaging stations monitoring the bayous.