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1949 Map of Cocoa Beach

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Cocoa Beach
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Cocoa Beach occupies a narrow barrier island during the late 1940s, situated between the vast Atlantic Ocean and the intricate wetlands of the Banana River. This survey captures the town at an early stage of development, long before the massive expansion of the space program nearby. The landscape is defined by its complex hydrography, featuring the labyrinthine Thousand Islands and various coastal features such as Shell Point, Sprig Point, and the Shortys Banks.

South of the burgeoning settlement lies a U S Military Reservation, indicating the early military presence that would soon define the Space Coast. The interior of the island shows scattered development along the main thoroughfare, passing small named locales like Beachy and Cocoa. Natural drainage points like Jones Cr and Catfish Creek break the shoreline, while more obscure features like the Flowing Well provide specific points of interest for local history and topographical study.