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1949 Map of Cocoa

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Cocoa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Merritt Island sits at the heart of this mid-century coastal landscape, flanked by the broad waters of the Indian River and the Banana River. The urban development of Cocoa and Rockledge is documented in detail, showing a period of significant growth along the Florida East Coast rail corridor and the Intracoastal Waterway. This survey, based on 1948 topography with 1970 photorevisions, captures the area just as the space-age expansion began to reshape Brevard County.

Smaller settlements and family-named points like Angel City, Bonaventure, and Fairyland line the shores of Newfound Harbor, while the Central Brevard Airport and Rockledge Golf and Country Club highlight the mid-century shift toward recreation and aviation. For researchers, the map provides a clear record of the shoreline before modern dredging, including local features like Honeymoon Lake and Sykes Creek.