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1982 Map of Cape San Blas

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Cape San Blas
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Cape San Blas and the St. Joseph Peninsula form a narrow barrier between the Gulf of Mexico and St. Joseph Bay, creating a landscape defined by shifting sands and maritime activity. This orthophotomap shows the area as it appeared in the early 1980s, highlighting the technical and environmental infrastructure of the coast, including an Antenna Site, a Radio Tower, and the U.S. Coast Guard Station.

The presence of the Eglin Air Force Base (Test Site) indicates the military importance of this stretch of Gulf County, while the St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge and the expansive George Washington Swamp reflect the region's protected wetlands. Small coastal developments like Money Beach and a Trailer Park are visible near Indian Pass, where the shifting nature of the shoreline is explicitly noted as an area subject to frequent change.