1954 Map of Gulfport South

About this map

Gulfport serves as a critical maritime hub in this mid-century look at the Mississippi coast, where the deep-water Gulfport Channel cuts a straight line through the Mississippi Sound to reach the mainland. The urban waterfront is defined by the extensive Gulfport Harbor, protected by long piers and bulkheads, and the sprawling U S Naval Reservation just west of Gaston Point. This 1954 survey, later updated with purple-tinted urban extensions in 1985, illustrates the intersection of rail and sea commerce along the Louisville and Nashville Railroad corridor. Further south, the map details the transition from the Intracoastal Waterway into the shoals and spits of Cat Island, including North Point and the shifting sands of Raccoon Spit. It provides a clear view of the harbor's infrastructure before decades of modern coastal development altered the shoreline profile.