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1946 Map of Queens Bay

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Queens Bay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

Apalachicola National Forest dominates this mid-1940s landscape, revealing a mosaic of wetlands and isolated high ground in Liberty County. The northwestern corner is defined by the Apalachicola Northern railroad, providing a critical industrial link through the timber-heavy terrain. This survey illustrates a complex hydrologic network where Black Cat Islands and Indian Creek Islands emerge from the surrounding marshlands, punctuated by named features like Spring Head and Low Bay.

The presence of the Big Thick and numerous waterways such as Tiger Creek, Juniper Creek, and Bay Creek suggests a landscape largely defined by its natural drainage patterns before modern development. Mapped during the final years of World War II by the Geological Survey and published by the War Department, the map captures the wilderness character of the Florida Panhandle during an era of significant national forest management.