
Lake Pontchartrain defines the southern edge of this landscape, where the Gulf Mobile and Northern railroad connects the growing hub of Slidell to the surrounding piney woods and bayous. In the early 1930s, the region was a complex network of water and rail, with the West Pearl River and its intricate sloughs like Maple Slough and Ernest Slough dominating the eastern boundary. The map reveals a transition from these wetlands to established inland communities such as Lacombe and Hickory.
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3 editions found
1891 · Spanish Fort
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Chef Menteur
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · Rigolets
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1914 · Nicholson
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1921 · Nicholson
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · Slidell
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · Covington
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1936 · North Shore
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1936 · South Point
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1936 · Chef Menteur
USGS Topo · 1:62,500