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1938 Map of Holley

Name: 1938 Topographic Map of Holley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1938
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1938

About this map

The Choctawhatchee National Forest dominates the northern landscape of this pre-war coastal survey, where pine-covered uplands give way to the intricate wetlands of the East Bay Swamp. Along the southern shoreline of East Bay, the small community of Holley serves as a focal point near the East Bay Ranger Station and the East Bay Ch. The map reveals a transition from these interior forest lands to the developing coastal strip at Navarre and Wynnehaven Beach.

A notable geographic feature is the narrow ribbon of Santa Rosa Island, which separates the sheltered waters of the Santa Rosa Sound from the open Gulf of Mexico. The presence of numerous named points and coves, such as Miller Pt and Chimney Cove, alongside internal water bodies like the Prairie Ponds, illustrates a sparsely populated era where life was dictated by the proximity to these bays and rivers.