1971 Map of Venice

About this map

Venice and Boothville anchor the narrow sliver of habitable land along the Mississippi River in this 1971 orthophotomap. The landscape is defined by the heavy footprint of the petroleum industry, with numerous sludge pits, pipelines, and offshore platforms scattered across the Block 47 Oil and Gas Field and Romere Pass Oil and Gas Field. This industrial infrastructure coexists with the sprawling wetlands of the Delta National Wildlife Refuge, where intricate waterways like Buras Bayou and Long Island Bayou weave through the marsh. The intricate network of passes, including Tiger Pass, Main Pass, and Baptiste Collette Bayou, illustrates the complex hydrologic system at the river's end. For genealogists and local historians, the map preserves the location of the Full Gospel Ch, a local cemetery, and small outposts such as Adolph Camp and Collete.