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1935 Map of Viguerie Canal

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Viguerie Canal
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

Bayou Pointe Au Chien dominates this mid-1930s coastal landscape, a complex network of natural waterways and man-made passages in the Louisiana wetlands. The Board of State Engineers collaborated with the USGS on this survey, which documents the essential infrastructure of the era, specifically the State Highway No. 968 corridor. The map reveals the critical role of water management and transport through features like the Viguerie Canal and Grand Bayou Canal, which bypass the winding natural bayous.

Marshland dominates the terrain, broken by prominent bodies of water such as Lake Bully Camp and the winding Bayou Jean Charles. The survey, directed by Glenn S. Smith, utilized aerial photography from the U.S. Army Air Corps to chart these intricate wetlands. This map provides a look at the coastal geography before modern changes, documenting the precise path of historical canals like the St Jean Charles Canal and the Cutoff Canal.