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1956 Map of Safety Harbor

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Safety Harbor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Safety Harbor and the surrounding Pinellas County landscape appear here during a period of rapid mid-century development. The suburban expansion of Largo, Pinellas Park, and St Petersburg is evident in the dense street grids and burgeoning infrastructure. Transportation routes are a defining element of this coastal environment, with the Courtney Campbell Causeway stretching across Old Tampa Bay and the CSX rail line connecting interior settlements.

Industry and public works are prominently represented, including the St Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport and a Reclaimed Strip Mine near the county line. For those researching local heritage, the map identifies significant sites such as Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park Cemetery and McMullen Cem, alongside the US Res Pinellas Plant US Dept of Energy. Natural features like Alligator Lake, Mullet Bayou, and Cross Bayou Canal reveal the original hydrology of the peninsula before more intensive urbanization altered the shoreline.