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1941 Map of Foley

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Foley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The coastal plains of Baldwin County reveal a transition from timber and agricultural lands to the intricate tidal estuaries of the Gulf. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad serves as a primary north-south spine, terminating at Foley, where it anchors a landscape dotted with local institutions like the Foley Sch and Pleasant View Ch. Surveyed in the early 1940s, the map captures the region's transport network before the heavy expansion of coastal tourism, featuring the Oak Airport and the newly engineered path of the Intracoastal Waterway cutting through the marshlands.

Water dominates the southern reaches, from the expansive Wolf Bay to the narrow channels of Bayou St John and the Old River separating the mainland from the barrier dunes. Early coastal settlements like Orange Beach, Caswell, and Gulf Shores are depicted in their more isolated states, alongside named landforms such as Mulberry Pt and Bear Pt that once guided local boatmen through the complex network of bayous and lagoons.