2018 Map of Spanish Fort

About this map

Lake Pontchartrain dominates the northern horizon of this coastal New Orleans landscape, where water management infrastructure and historical neighborhoods define the city's edge. The map captures the engineered interface of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal and the London Avenue Outfall Canal, framing residential districts like Milneburg and Gentilly Terrace. Significant cultural and educational institutions are established here, including the Univ of New Orleans and the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Along the southern margin, a cluster of burial grounds including Hebrew Rest Cem, Beth Israel Cem, and Ahavas Sholem Cem provides a focal point for genealogical interest. The transition from the lakefront at Pontchartrain Beach to the established grid of West End illustrates the density of the 21st-century city, while the Theard Memorial Bridge connects the developed shoreline to the interior bayous and canals that have long shaped the region's geography.