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1959 Map of Pensacola

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

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The Gulf Coast landscape of the late 1950s is defined by a dense network of military aviation facilities and coastal expansion. Pensacola serves as the central hub, surrounded by critical training grounds like Pensacola NAS, Saufley Field, and Corry Field. To the east, the massive footprint of Eglin Air Force Base spans the coast from Choctawhatchee Bay to Niceville, including numerous satellite fields like Eglin Air Force No 1.

Industry and transport are anchored by the Louisville and Nashville railroad, which connects timber and maritime centers like Bagdad and Milton near the Blackwater River. The shoreline reveals a preserved natural heritage at Fort Pickens State Park on the western tip of Santa Rosa Island, while inland, the Blackwater River State Forest indicates the era's significant focus on managed timberlands. Across the state line in Alabama, the agricultural and transit patterns of Baldwin County appear through settlements like Loxley and Robertsdale.