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1965 Map of Spanish Fort

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Spanish Fort
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

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Lake Pontchartrain defines the northern edge of this urban survey, where the lakefront is shaped by mid-century infrastructure and sprawling recreation sites. The shoreline features the prominent New Orleans Lakefront Airport and the amusement grounds of Pontchartrain Beach, alongside the military presence at Camp Leroy Johnson and the U.S. Naval Reserve Headquarters. Inland, the landscape is a dense network of residential blocks and institutional grounds, including the New Orleans Theological Seminary and the lakefront campuses of Louisiana State University and Southern University.

The historic Spanish Fort ruins stand near the mouth of Bayou St. John, a traditional waterway that contrasts with the engineered precision of the London Avenue Outfall Canal and the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal. Significant genealogical data is found in the cluster of religious cemeteries such as Ahavas Sholem Cem and Hebrew Rest Cem, while the vast City Park provides a massive green space amidst the grid of schools and parish churches like St. Frances Cabrini School.