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1937 Map of Holt

Name: 1937 Topographic Map of Holt
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The Louisville and Nashville RR forms the primary east-west corridor for this North Florida landscape, connecting settlements like Holt, Galliver, and Milligan in the mid-1930s. The convergence of the Yellow River and Shoal River creates a complex network of wetlands and riverbanks, where river-based transport and industry are evident at Carr Ferry Landing and Six Hole Landing. This era shows a transition from traditional river-and-rail life to modern forest management, marked by the Okaloosa Lookout Tower.

Evidence of early rural industry persists near the Tallahassee Base Line, with a Tar Plant located south of the rivers and the remains of Keyser Mill on a Mill Pond to the north. These features, along with the Nashville Trail, suggest a landscape defined by timber extraction and agricultural processing. Further south, the map reaches toward the coast to include the early layout of Valparaiso near Toms Bayou.