1936 Map of Holley

About this map

Choctawhatchee National Forest dominates the northern reaches of this survey, where the Indian Head Fire Tower stands watch over the dense timberlands and numerous Prairie Ponds. Along the waterfront, the small community of Holley sits near Holley Point, serving as a focal point for local life with the Holley Ch. The landscape transitions from the wooded interior to the intricate wetlands of East Bay Swamp and the coastal fringes of East Bay. To the south, the early development of Navarre and Wynnehaven Beach is visible along the mainland shore, looking across the Santa Rosa Sound toward the narrow barrier of Santa Rosa Island. This mid-1930s coastal mapping provides an important look at the region before the massive post-war expansion of beach tourism, showing the established roads and scattered camps like Camp 15 that once defined the Santa Rosa County shoreline.