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1958 Map of Naples South

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Naples South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Naples serves as the focal point of this coastal landscape, showing a period of significant waterfront expansion and residential development. The intricate canal systems and marinas south of the city center reflect a mid-century shift toward luxury maritime living, anchored by Naples Bay and the critical maritime gateway at Gordon Pass. While the northern portion of the sheet displays intensive land alteration for housing and a Golf Course, the southern reaches remain dominated by the complex mangrove and salt marsh environments of the Halloway Nature Conservancy and Rookery Bay.

The bathymetric data, added in later revisions, provides essential detail on the shifting shoals and depths of the Gulf of Mexico and backwater passages like Little Marco Pass. This contrast between the engineered residential fingers near the Naples City Boundary and the preserved labyrinths of Periwinkle Bay and Shell Bay captures the dual identity of the Florida Gulf Coast as both a growing resort destination and a vital ecological preserve.