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1970 Map of Fort Barrancas

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Fort Barrancas
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Pensacola Naval Air Station dominates the northern shoreline in this 1970 survey, revealing the complex infrastructure of coastal defense and aviation. The landscape is a strategic blend of historic fortifications and active military installations, featuring the Forrest Sherman Field runways and the smaller Chevalier Field near Pensacola Bay. History is layered here, with the Fort Barrancas and Fort San Carlos structures standing near modern facilities like the Radio Facility and U.S. Coast Guard station.

South across the Intracoastal Waterway, the barrier islands of Perdido Key and Santa Rosa Island guard the entrance to the bay. Much of this land is preserved within Fort Pickens State Park, where the Fort Pickens Ruins and Fort McRee Ruins mark the mouth of the harbor. The map also captures small residential pockets like Pleasant Grove and Quinavista, as well as the wilder reaches of Garcon Swamp.