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1970 Map of Fort Barrancas

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Fort Barrancas
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Pensacola Naval Air Station dominates this coastal landscape at the entrance to Pensacola Bay. The map documents a significant intersection of modern aviation and coastal defense history, featuring Forrest Sherman Field and Chevalier Field alongside the weathered remains of earlier centuries. The complex shoreline includes the narrow Perdido Key and Santa Rosa Island, which guard the waters of Big Lagoon and Bayou Grande.

Military history is physically etched into the terrain at Fort Pickens State Park, where the footprints of Fort Pickens (Ruins), Fort Barrancas (Ruins), and Fort San Carlos (Ruins) are clearly marked. Beyond the naval reservation, smaller residential settlements such as Pleasant Grove, Quinavista, and Seaglades appear amidst the marshy stretches of Garcon Swamp, illustrating the local development pattern during the 1970s.