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1954 Map of Biloxi

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Biloxi
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

The Gulf Coast at Biloxi and Ocean Springs reveals a mid-century landscape defined by military presence and maritime life. The massive footprint of Keesler Air Force Base dominates the Biloxi peninsula, situated between the Back Bay of Biloxi and the Mississippi Sound. To the west, the Veterans Admin Center and development at Edgewater Park sit along the coast, while the Louisville and Nashville railroad provides the primary inland transit corridor.

North of the bay, the character shifts toward the piney woods of the De Soto National Forest. Rural life is centered around Wool Market and St Martin, where the Tchoutacabouffa River and Biloxi River converge. This survey shows the intricate coastal geography of points and bayous, from Deer Island shielding the harbor to the residential pockets along Davis Bayou, during a period of significant post-war growth for the Mississippi coast.