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1970 Map of Destin

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Destin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Eglin Air Force Base dominates much of the northern landscape, establishing a massive military footprint across the pine-heavy terrain of Okaloosa and Walton Counties. This 1970 survey, later updated with 1980s data, reveals the striking contrast between the developed residential grids of Niceville and Valparaiso and the strategic expanse of the base, including a notable warning for Danger Unexploded Bombs in the tidal flats of Choctawhatchee Bay.

Along the southern coastline, the narrow peninsula of Moreno Point contains the growing community of Destin, where early infrastructure like the Destin Sch and the municipal water tank sit near the protected waters of Joes Bayou. The map documents a coastal economy transitioning toward recreation, marked by the Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park and various campgrounds, while inland Jeep Trails still crisscross the white sands and dunes leading toward Four Prong Lake.