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1954 Map of Daytona Beach

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Daytona Beach
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

St Augustine and the Atlantic coastline anchor this mid-century survey of Northeast Florida, detailing the corridor from the Saint Johns River to the sea. The landscape is defined by its colonial and military legacy, featuring the Castillo de San Marcos Nat Mon and Fort Matanzas Nat Mon along the coast, and the sprawling Camp Blanding military reservation inland. The rail-and-water economy is evident in the path of the Florida East Coast railroad and the numerous settlements like Palatka and Crescent City that grew along the river and lake chains.

Conservation areas and natural landmarks cover significant portions of the terrain, from the Ocala National Forest in the southwest to the Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge. The map captures the coastal development of the 1950s in towns like Daytona Beach and New Smyrna Beach, while preserving the locations of smaller interior communities such as Satsuma and Welaka that were vital to the citrus and timber trades of the era.