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1956 Map of Brunswick East

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Brunswick East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Brunswick and St Simons Island define this coastal landscape, separated by the intricate tidal waters of the Mackay River and Back River. In the mid-1950s, the mainland is dominated by the sprawling Glynco Naval Air Station to the north and the industrial and civic heart of the city to the south. The street grid in Brunswick reveals an established community with schools like Glynn Academy and the Oak Grove Cem.

On the islands, the shift from historic preservation at Fort Frederica National Monument to modern leisure at the Sea Island Golf Course is evident. The presence of the Altamaha Canal (Abandoned) and the Brunswick and Coast Line RR (Abandoned) hints at an earlier era of transportation and commerce that shaped the Marshes of Glynn. Small settlements like Jewtown and Glynn Haven represent the local residential character during this period of coastal growth.