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1945 Map of McIntyre

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

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

Camp Gordon Johnson dominates the coastal landscape of this 1945 survey, reflecting the intensive military presence in the Florida Panhandle during the final years of World War II. The map details a complex network of waterways where the Ochlockonee River and Crooked River wind through extensive marshlands and timber tracts. This coastal corridor is bisected by the Seaboard Railway, which connects the river settlements of McIntyre and Lewis Bluff to the Gulf front at Lanark.

Tracing the inland reaches reveals local navigation points like Big Blackjack Landing and the Pinelog Ferry crossing, essential infrastructure before modern bridges spanned these coastal tributaries. The transition from the Apalachicola National Forest to the St Marks Nat Wildlife Refuge highlights the region's character as a managed wilderness, punctuated by landmarks like the St James Fire Tower used for forest surveillance during the era.