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1973 Map of Phoenix

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Phoenix
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

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The Mississippi River dominates this 1970s orthophotomap, showing the industrialized riverbank of Plaquemines Parish contrasted against the dense wetlands of the delta. Industrial infrastructure is prominent at Alliance, where an extensive Refinery and Conveyor systems line the water's edge, supported by the New Orleans and Coast Railroad. This era of the river's development is marked by numerous navigation aids and mile markers, including Mile 60 near Ironton.

Further south, the map details the transition from the levee-protected settlements of Myrtle Grove and St Rosalie to the labyrinthine waterways of the marsh. Features such as the Wilkinson Canal and Flores Canal cut through the terrain toward Spanish Lake. Local history is preserved in the location of several Cems, a High Sch in Phoenix, and the historic bend at Poverty Point, documenting the community's footprint between the river and the Back Levee.