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1942 Map of Blakeley

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Blakeley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

Civil War Trenches and the historic site of Blakeley dominate the high ground overlooking the complex delta where the Tensaw River and Apalachee River meet Mobile Bay. This 1939 survey illustrates the strategic geography of the Baldwin County shoreline, featuring military landmarks like Kings Battery alongside the early 20th-century infrastructure of the Cochrane Bridge and Spanish Trail.

The landscape transitions from the marshy expanse of Blakeley Island and Chacaloochee Bay to the rising bluffs where Spanish Fort and Park City are established. Local history is etched into the terrain through family-named landmarks such as Johns Log and Buzbee Log along the Minette Bay basin, providing a detailed record of the river-and-bay economy before the massive modern development of the eastern shore.