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1970 Map of Holley

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Holley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

Santa Rosa Sound and the northern reaches of Santa Rosa Island define the southern landscape of this coastal survey. The map records a complex coastal geography where the Intracoastal Waterway cuts through the sound, buffered by the preserved lands of the Gulf Islands National Seashore. On the mainland, the influence of military aviation is prominent, with the extensive grounds of Eglin Air Force Base and auxiliary installations like Holley Field (Air Force OLF) and Aux Field No 10 occupying significant portions of the northern terrain.

Settlement patterns follow the waterfronts and established roads, notably around Holley and Woodlawn Beach. The survey preserves local identifiers such as Tom King Bayou and Dean Creek, which drain into the expansive East Bay. This 1970 data, updated in the early 1990s, captures the region's character as a mix of defense infrastructure and coastal habitat before the acceleration of modern beachfront development.