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1945 Map of Indian Pass

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Indian Pass
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

St Vincent Island and the neighboring Indian Peninsula dominate this coastal survey, where the waters of the Gulf of Mexico meet the sheltered St Vincent Sound. During the 1940s, the landscape was marked by a series of settlements named for their distance along the road, including Nine Mile, Eleven Mile, and Thirteen Mile. These small outposts sat between the shoreline and the tracks of the Apalachicola Northern railroad, which crossed the northern reaches of the quadrangle near Depot Creek.

Strategic maritime and inland infrastructure is visible, such as the Coast Guard Sta No 166 situated near Oyster Pond and the Odena Fire Tower overlooking the forested interior. A Temporary Bridge spans the narrow gap of Indian Pass, connecting the mainland to the vast system of ridges and dunes that define the island's geography. The map captures a transitional era in Franklin County, as industrial rail access and maritime defense intersected with the natural complexities of Indian Lagoon and Big Bayou.