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1940 Map of Mobile

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Mobile
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

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The Mobile River delta and the industrial waterfront of the Gulf Coast define this era of Alabama's history, showing the city's growth just before the mid-century boom. The urban core is anchored by Magnolia Cemetery and prominent educational institutions like Murphy High Sch and Bishop Toolen High Sch. To the north, the rail-dependent suburbs of Whistler and Prichard follow the Gulf Mobile and Ohio tracks, while the eastern shoreline reveals the maritime infrastructure of the Alabama State Docks RR and the Cochrane Bridge crossing toward Blakeley Island.

Further south, the landscape shifts toward the coastal lowlands near Mobile Bay, where Dog River and Halls Mill Creek snake through wooded terrain. Local history is preserved in smaller communities such as Theodore and Cottage Hill, alongside specialized sites like the Quarantine Sta on McDuffie Island and the Bienville Reservoir, illustrating the vital utility and health infrastructure required by a growing port city.