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1984 Map of Mobile

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Mobile
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The NASA Test Facility and Michoud Assembly Facility (NASA) anchor the aerospace and defense landscape of the northern Gulf Coast in the mid-1980s. This survey details the urban expansion from Mobile and Prichard in Alabama across to Slidell in Louisiana, connected by the burgeoning corridor of Interstate 10. The map illustrates a complex coastal economy where major infrastructure like Keesler Air Force Base and Brookley Field sits alongside the heavy rail networks of the Louisville & Nashville RR and Southern Ry.

Beyond the industrial waterfronts of Pascagoula and Gulfport, the geography is defined by the massive timberlands of the De Soto National Forest and the delicate barrier islands of the Mississippi Sound, including Ship Island and Dauphin Island. The transition from the alluvial swamps of the Pearl River to the high-traffic shipping lanes of Mobile Bay reveals a region balanced between its natural hydrology and modern industrial demand.