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1993 Map of Port Sulphur

Name: 1993 Topographic Map of Port Sulphur
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Industrial activity and wetlands define this portion of Plaquemines Parish as it appeared in the early 1990s. The Mississippi River serves as the central artery for the region, bordered by the settlement of Port Sulphur and the smaller communities of Potash and Home Place. The landscape is a complex network of man-made and natural waterways, including the Freeport Sulphur Co Canal and Grand Bayou, which facilitate access to the extensive Potash Oil and Gas Field and Lake Washington Oil and Gas Field.

Evidence of local community life is visible near the levee, where St Patrick Cem and Apostolic Ch sit alongside infrastructure like the Birdwin Airfield and various heliports. To the east, the Bohemia State Wildlife Management Area covers a vast stretch of marshland and bays, such as Bay de la Cheniere and Adams Bay, illustrating the constant negotiation between resource extraction and the delicate Mississippi Delta ecosystem.