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1944 Map of Southport

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Southport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

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North Bay and West Bay dominate this coastal Florida landscape as it appeared in the early 1940s. The settlement of Southport sits at a critical junction where the North Bay Bridge connects the peninsula to the mainland, while Vicksburg is marked further inland near the Vicksburg Fire Tower. The terrain is defined by a complex network of inlets and tidal fingers, including Fanning Bayou, Newman Bayou, and Alligator Bayou, which reach deep into the low-lying pine lands.

Local infrastructure of the era is evident in the layout of Lynn Haven, where the Lynn Haven Golf Course is situated near the shores of Anderson Bayou. This survey, conducted during wartime by the War Department Corps of Engineers, provides a precise look at the transition from developed waterfront to the dense creek systems of Burnt Mill Creek and Econfina Creek before the extensive modern expansion of the Panama City area.