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1922 Map of Mobile

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of Mobile
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

About this map

Mobile and its immediate western hinterlands are meticulously documented in this 1922 tactical study, which draws upon earlier work by the Corps of Engineers and the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. The landscape is defined by the heavy maritime and rail infrastructure surrounding Mobile Bay and the Mobile River, where numerous coastal fortifications like Bat. Mackintosh. and Bat. Gladden Light. once guarded the harbor approaches.

Further inland, the map captures the transition from urban streets to rural outposts like Theodore and Wheelerville. Transportation corridors of the early twentieth century are prominent, including the Mobile and Ohio R. R. and historic routes such as Mobile Ferry Road and the Old Military Road. Educational and social hubs of the era are also clearly marked, most notably the campus of Spring Hill College and the community grounds of the Alba Club.