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1968 Map of Pointe aux Marchettes

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Pointe aux Marchettes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The marshy shoreline of Lake Borgne and the intricate delta of St. Bernard Parish are meticulously documented in this 1968 survey. The landscape is defined by an expansive network of waterways, including Grand Bayou, Biloxi Bayou, and the historical Bayou La Loutre corridor. Much of the land is preserved within the Biloxi State Wildlife Management Area, showing a terrain dominated by tidal flats and brackish lagoons like Brick Lagoon and Cutoff Lagoon.

Evidence of mid-century industrial activity appears through the Biloxi Gas Field and scattered infrastructure such as a Drill Hole and a navigation Light on the open water. For local historians, the map preserves the exact placement of landforms like Magnolia Mound and the winding reaches of St Malo Bayou and Muscelini Bayou before significant coastal erosion further altered this delicate estuarine environment.