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1934 Map of Peveto Beach

Name: 1934 Topographic Map of Peveto Beach
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Peveto Beach and Ocean View Beach line the shifting shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico in this 1934 survey of the Cameron Parish coast. The map reveals a remote landscape dominated by coastal wetlands and tidal drainage, where Old North Bayou and First Bayou wind through the marsh north of the Old East Ridge. These subtle elevations provided the few stable foundations for settlement in the region.

Evidence of early 20th-century coastal development appears in the established lots at Beach Camp and along the primary beachfront. Human engineering is visible through the straight path of Starks Canal, which cuts through the marsh near the landmarks simply identified as Stark and House. This detailed documentation was compiled from aerial photographs taken by the U.S. Army Air Corps, providing a precise look at the Louisiana coastline before the significant erosion of later decades.