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1954 Map of Schooner Bayou NE

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Schooner Bayou NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Kaplan serves as the primary regional hub in this landscape of engineered drainage and coastal marshland, where the Southern Pacific railroad meets the State Southern Pacific Highway No 25. The territory is defined by an extensive network of waterways, including the Sledge Canal and Abbeville Canal, which highlight the intensive effort to manage the local hydrology for agriculture. Settlement patterns are sparse outside the main town, marked by family-named landmarks like Hebert Cem and the Broussard Sch, indicating the deep-rooted local genealogy of Vermilion Parish.

To the south, the terrain shifts into a series of distinct landforms like Pine Island and Dog Island, where specialized infrastructure such as the Dog Island Pump Sta and Liberty Farm Pumping Sta manage water levels. These features, along with the Retracement Previous Line Survey notes, suggest a landscape in constant flux, being actively reclaimed and surveyed for both transport and resource extraction during the mid-20th century.