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1892 Map of Quarantine

Name: 1892 Topographic Map of Quarantine
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1905
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1905

About this map

Linear riverfront settlements define this late nineteenth-century landscape along the lower reaches of the Mississippi River. Unlike traditional town grids, habitation here follows the narrow natural levees between the river and the encroaching marshlands. The dense concentration of homes and small landings is captured in labels for the Grand Settlement and Buras Settlement, while individual landing points such as Home Place and Daisy suggest the river-dependent economy of the era.

Behind the narrow strip of development, the terrain dissolves into an intricate network of coastal bays and inlets, including Bastian Bay and Quarantine Bay. The presence of the Quarantine station near Devils Flats underscores the strategic and sanitary importance of this waterway as the primary gateway for maritime traffic entering the interior of the United States. Key navigational markers like 60 Mile Point and Tropical Bend highlight the winding course pilots navigated through Plaquemines Parish.