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1964 Map of Pointe a La Hache

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Pointe a La Hache
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Mississippi River dictates the entire layout of this Plaquemines Parish landscape, with a dense string of historic settlements and plantations clinging to the narrow natural levees. From Belair and the Beaumar Plantation down through Pointe a la Hache, human activity is concentrated between the riverbank and the expansive marshlands of the east bank. This mid-century survey reveals a transition from traditional river-bound life to industrial extraction, shown by the Delacroix Island Oil and Gas Field and the Lake Hermitage Oil and Gas Field emerging from the wetlands.

Local genealogy and social history are well-preserved through numerous community landmarks, including the Phoenix High Sch and a series of combination school-church sites like Blessed Martin Sch & Ch and St Jude Sch & Ch. The Missouri Pacific RR runs parallel to the river, linking small depots and post offices such as Carlisle P O and Diamond P O that once served these isolated river communities before the modern highway system was fully realized.