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1970 Map of Navarre

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Navarre
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Santa Rosa Island and the coastal settlements of the Florida Panhandle are captured here during a period of steady mid-century growth. The map illustrates the strategic geography of the region, where the Intracoastal Waterway threads through the Santa Rosa Sound, separating the mainland from the barrier beach. Military influence is prominent, with a significant portion of the landscape occupied by Eglin Air Force Base, which contains a landing strip and a lookout tower near the coast.

Industrial activity is evident further inland with a sandpit and claypit located north of the East Bay River. This waterway snakes through the East Bay Swamp, fed by tributaries like Panther Creek and Prairie Creek. Genealogists and local historians can trace the early footprints of Navarre, Wynnehaven Beach, and Navarre Beach before the extensive modern developments of later decades reshaped these shoreline communities.