Mobile and its southern coastal suburbs meet the water on the western shore of Mobile Bay, where residential developments like Sherwood and Gulf Dale transition into the marshy complex of the Mobile River delta. The landscape is defined by its intricate hydrography, featuring the wide mouth of the Dog River and the branching reaches of Alligator Bayou and the N Fork Deer River. Human intervention in the bay is clearly marked by the Mobile Ship Channel and the Hollingers Island Channel, facilitating maritime traffic past the massive Gaillard Island. For local historians and genealogists, the map preserves the locations of the Lartigue Cem near the Mobile Downtown Airport and the Casher Cem in the heart of Clarke Gardens, alongside civil engineering landmarks like the John Roberts Peavy Bridge.
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1921 · Point Clear
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1921 · Fairhope
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1921 · Delchamps
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1922 · Mobile
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Daphne
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1940 · Hollingers Island
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1940 · Mobile
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1940 · Mobile
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1941 · Daphne
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1941 · Cedar Point
USGS Topo · 1:62,500