Hi All, Just received a wonderful gift from Norm Helmers [LAORLEAN-L] So I'd like to share with you several plantation maps which should show our Degruys.... Renee, There are a few maps that I know about that show the owners of plantations along the Mississippi River. Here they are: Norman's chart of the lower Mississippi River (1858) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4042m.ct000765 This map shows a long stretch of the Mississippi River with the plantations named. You can download a MrSID image to examine it in detail. (You need the MrSID viewer, which you can download for free if you don’t have it. Let me know if you need help.) Map of the City and Environs of New Orleans, Prepared Expressly for C. Gardeners City Directory for 1867 (1867) http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~neworleans/neworleans_maps/1867_new_orleans_hoen_754k.gif or a somewhat more detailed 1491k pdf image can be downloaded here. http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~neworleans/neworleans_maps/1867_new_orleans_hoen_1491k.pdf This map shows some plantation owners in the immediate vicinity of New Orleans. (You need the Adobe Acrobat reader to view a pdf file.) There are also historical nautical charts of the Mississippi River available at this Website: http://historicals.ncd.noaa.gov/historicals/histmap.asp Under “Keyword” enter Mississippi River, and select Louisiana under “Region.” Check near the bottom of the results for number 76 (1874). This is a chart that includes the area near New Orleans and shows plantation owners at that date. Number 75 (1875) is upriver of New Orleans. Can you tell me the reference for the map that your friend sent you? This map MIGHT be available online. I don’t have any references for plantation maps of St. Tammany Parish and I think it is unlikely that any are available online. I would contact a historical society in St. Tammany Parish to see if they know of any. (I would be interested in what you learn.) Let me know if you have any difficulties with the maps. Norm Renee, Here's another from Baton Rouge to the Gulf: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/louisiana/statemap/msrbatonrougetogulf1862.jpg >From Library of Congress. Mississippi River-Baton Rouge to Gulf 1862 -- 505k. Published by H. L. Lloyd & Co., New York. From Library of Congress. Norm --- "Renee H. Bennett" <bennettrh@earthlink.net> wrote: Good Morning Norm, Do you happen to know if there are any New Orleans area Mississippi River plantation maps available to be seen online? What about St. Tammany parish plantation maps? A friend sent me a photocopy of one small area along the river, but I also need the area north of what she sent. Thanks for any help you can give.Renee

These are wonderful maps. It helped jog my memory a lot!! Thank you, Shelley -----Original Message----- From: Degruy List Admin [mailto:degruylist@earthlink.net] Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 9:35 PM To: DEGRUY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: plantation maps Hi All, Just received a wonderful gift from Norm Helmers [LAORLEAN-L] So I'd like to share with you several plantation maps which should show our Degruys.... Renee, There are a few maps that I know about that show the owners of plantations along the Mississippi River. Here they are: Norman's chart of the lower Mississippi River (1858) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4042m.ct000765 This map shows a long stretch of the Mississippi River with the plantations named. You can download a MrSID image to examine it in detail. (You need the MrSID viewer, which you can download for free if you don’t have it. Let me know if you need help.) Map of the City and Environs of New Orleans, Prepared Expressly for C. Gardeners City Directory for 1867 (1867) http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~neworleans/neworleans_maps/1867_new_o rleans_hoen_754k.gif or a somewhat more detailed 1491k pdf image can be downloaded here. http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~neworleans/neworleans_maps/1867_new_o rleans_hoen_1491k.pdf This map shows some plantation owners in the immediate vicinity of New Orleans. (You need the Adobe Acrobat reader to view a pdf file.) There are also historical nautical charts of the Mississippi River available at this Website: http://historicals.ncd.noaa.gov/historicals/histmap.asp Under “Keyword” enter Mississippi River, and select Louisiana under “Region.” Check near the bottom of the results for number 76 (1874). This is a chart that includes the area near New Orleans and shows plantation owners at that date. Number 75 (1875) is upriver of New Orleans. Can you tell me the reference for the map that your friend sent you? This map MIGHT be available online. I don’t have any references for plantation maps of St. Tammany Parish and I think it is unlikely that any are available online. I would contact a historical society in St. Tammany Parish to see if they know of any. (I would be interested in what you learn.) Let me know if you have any difficulties with the maps. Norm Renee, Here's another from Baton Rouge to the Gulf: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/louisiana/statemap/msrbatonrougetogul f1862.jpg >From Library of Congress. Mississippi River-Baton Rouge to Gulf 1862 -- 505k. Published by H. L. Lloyd & Co., New York. From Library of Congress. Norm --- "Renee H. Bennett" <bennettrh@earthlink.net> wrote: Good Morning Norm, Do you happen to know if there are any New Orleans area Mississippi River plantation maps available to be seen online? What about St. Tammany parish plantation maps? A friend sent me a photocopy of one small area along the river, but I also need the area north of what she sent. Thanks for any help you can give.Renee ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237