1946 Map of Redfish Point NW

About this map

Gordon Camp Audubon stands as a notable human outpost in this 1940s landscape of coastal Louisiana, where the vast marshlands of Vermilion Parish meet the tides of Vermilion Bay. This environment is defined by an intricate network of waterways, including Schooner Bayou and the Deep Bayou Canal, which served as the primary transit corridors through the wetlands before extensive modern road development. Local history is anchored in several named interior water bodies and landforms such as Belle Isle Lake, Fearman Lake, and the raised ground of Big Island. The small settlement of Lake Town and family-named landmarks like Pearsons Ponds reflect the localized nature of life in the delta. This survey, compiled from Army Air Corps aerial photography, captures the precise configuration of Buck Point and Mud Point during an era when the economy relied heavily on the seasonal rhythms of the bayous and the surrounding marshes.