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An interesting thing to note on this early subdivision plat is that at the northern end of Fountain Avenue the word "fountain" is marked close to the boundary of the flood plain of Chinchuba Bayou, near the intersection of Cedar Avenue and Fountain Avenue. Today there is no Cedar Avenue coming off of Live Oak Avenue.
The block on the map stretching between Elm and Cedar Avenue also doesn't show up on maps of today. Another street shown on the subdivision plat that is no longer there as well is "Lake Avenue," which was to run along the shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain. It was either never built or was eroded away into the lake after a few hurricanes.
A 940 foot pier that was shown jutting out into the lake between Mulberry and Hickory Streets on the 1834 map was labelled "Rail Road." This may have been the pier that figured prominently in the Civil War (it was burned to prevent Union ships from docking).
Later in the 19th and early 20th century, Lewisburg piers were favorite passenger dropping off spots for the many lake schooners that made regular trips from New Orleans to Madisonville and beyond.
In the bottom right corner of the 1834 map, it indicates that the plat was mapped out by S.F. Lewis, C.E.
A 1876 "True Copy" made of the original map
While there is no "Oak Lane" on the 1834 map, there is an Oak Lane today in between Fountain and Magnolia Streets. On a"True Copy" of the original map that was drawn in 1876 (shown below) the path of Oak Lane was shaded in gray.
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The pier out into the lake was no longer being shown on the 1876 map. This black and white version came from the files of historian Donald J. Sharp.
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Google Maps View of Lewisburg
Google Maps View of Lewisburg
