Loading map...

1945 Map of Bruce

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Bruce
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Choctawhatchee River dominates this mid-1940s landscape, winding through a complex network of wetlands and secondary channels including the East River and Pine Log Creek. The topography is defined by the heavy vegetation of the Pine Log State Forest and the low-lying reaches of Cowford Island. Settlement patterns follow the higher ground and river access points, with the village of Bruce situated along the northern road and Ebro to the east near the Washington Co Bay Co line.

Life along the river is evidenced by numerous named landings and camps, such as Miller Landing, Cedar Tree Landing, and Rooks Bluff Camp, suggesting a legacy of timber, fishing, or local transit. The presence of the Cowford Ferry near Conford Lakes and the Ebro Sch provides a window into the essential local infrastructure of this rural Panhandle region before later development. The southern portion of the sheet reveals the intricate drainage of Otter Creek and the Sewell Branch as they feed into the swampy bottomlands.