1960 Map of Venice

About this map

The Mississippi River creates a massive alluvial corridor through the marshlands of southern Plaquemines Parish, where the settlements of Triumph, Boothville, and Venice line the narrow levee road. This 1960 era survey highlights the intense maritime and industrial activity at the river's end, marked by numerous docks, a pump house, and the branching waterways of Spanish Pass and Tiger Pass. Beyond the main channel, the landscape dissolves into a complex network of bays such as California Bay and Carencro Bay. To the east, the Delta National Wildlife Refuge preserves the coastal ecosystem near the Grand Bay Oil Field, illustrating the dual character of the region as both a protected wilderness and a hub for energy extraction. Notable landmarks like The Jump and the Boothville Sch provide specific points of reference for local historians and genealogists studying this coastal frontier.