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1955 Map of Savannah

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Savannah
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Savannah stands as a complex rail and river hub in the mid-1950s, defined by the winding course of the Savannah River and its numerous marshy islands. The city's growth is clearly mapped through established neighborhoods like Ardsley Park and Derenne Sch, stretching southward toward the massive footprint of the Hunter Air Force Base. The riverfront is a dense industrial corridor of canals and rail lines, including the Central of Georgia and Atlantic Coast Line, which serviced the bustling docks and warehouses near Hutchinson Island.

Significant cultural and historical sites are densely packed across the quadrangle, from the educational grounds of Georgia State College to the final resting places at Bonaventure Cemetery and Laurel Grove Cemetery. To the east, the landscape transitions into the tidal marshes of the Intracostal Waterway, where defensive history is preserved at Fort Jackson and the edge of Fort Pulaski National Monument. This survey captures the city just as postwar suburban expansion began to fill the spaces between the old river-based economy and the military installations to the south.