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1954 Map of Phoenix Lake

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Phoenix Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Sabine River watercourses and marshland dominate this 1954 advance sheet, capturing the border between Texas and Louisiana before major industrial expansion reshaped the coast. The landscape is defined by its drainage network, where Phoenix Lake and Blue Lake sit amidst a complex system of gullies and bayous. The heavy presence of water is underscored by labels for Tupelo Swamp and the Intracoastal Waterway, which serves as a major east-west artery across the terrain.

Transport and utility infrastructure is minimal but significant, including the Burton Shell Road and the Gulf States Utilities and Highway Transmission Line. These features, along with prominent landmarks like Sassafras Island and Perry Ridge, indicate how human activity was confined to slightly higher ground or specific transit corridors within the low-lying wetlands of Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes.