1955 Map of Seahorse Key

About this map

Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge encompasses a scattered archipelago in the Gulf of Mexico, where shallow banks and tidal channels define the coastal geography. During the mid-1950s, this area maintained a quiet, maritime character centered on isolated islands like Seahorse Key and Atsena Otie Key. The presence of an Lighthouse (Abandoned) on Seahorse Key points to the shifting navigational needs of the era, as larger commercial vessels were increasingly funneled through the Main Ship Channel rather than the old local passages.