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1943 Map of Beacon Beach

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Beacon Beach
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The War Department and Corps of Engineers mapped this coastal stretch of Bay County during the Second World War, focusing on the strategic and topographical details of the Florida shoreline. The landscape is defined by the narrow barrier of Lands End, which separates the open Gulf of Mexico from the sheltered waters of St Andrew Bay. Along the inner coast, small settlements and outposts like Davis, Walley 2, and Spanish Shanty dot the shoreline, reflecting the maritime activity and early development of the region before modern expansion.

Inland from the beach, the terrain is characterized by a series of tidal inlets including Smack Bayou, Sheephead Bayou, and Freshwater Bayou. Genealogists and local historians can locate the Marywood Cem situated near the community of Beacon Beach, providing a clear point of reference for family research in this wartime era. The presence of the Entrance Channel and several survey points like Langua 2 underscore the importance of coastal navigation and military surveying during this period.