Santa Rosa Island and the Gulf Islands National Seashore dominate the coastal profile of this 2015 survey, protecting the southern edge of the Santa Rosa Sound. The landscape is a study in transition, where the dense residential street grids of Navarre and Wynnehaven Beach meet the natural wetlands and tributaries north of the Intracoastal Waterway. The presence of the Fort Walton Beach Airport and the inland path of the Florida National Scenic Trail illustrate the area's dual role as a growing residential corridor and a recreational gateway. Further north, the terrain shifts into a more primitive hydrology marked by Prairie Ponds and the winding course of the East Bay River, revealing the low-lying coastal plains before they reach the interior highlands of East Head and Steep Head.
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1921 · Holley
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1934 · Holt
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1934 · Harold
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1936 · Holley
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1937 · Holt
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1937 · Harold
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1938 · Mary Esther
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1938 · Holley
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1938 · Harold
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1956 · Fort Walton Beach
USGS Topo · 1:62,500