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1943 Map of St. Joseph Spit, 1960 Print
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1943 Map of St. Joseph Spit

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

St Joseph Spit stretches along the Florida Panhandle coastline, serving as a narrow barrier between the Gulf of Mexico and the calmer waters of St Joseph Bay. Surveyed in the early 1940s by L. J. Daigre, this mapping effort records the shifting geomorphology of the peninsula during a pivotal era of coastal surveillance by the War Department and Army Corps of Engineers. The landscape is dominated by a series of Sand Dunes that comprise the backbone of the spit, punctuated by small coastal inlets such as Pig Bayou on the bay side. This topographic study emphasizes the isolation and natural composition of the barrier landform before modern recreational development and infrastructure altered the footprint of Gulf County's shoreline.

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Map Details

Date Portrayed1943
Date Published1960
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:24,000
Physical Dimensions22.9 x 26.9 inches

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SourceU.S. Geological Survey
CopyrightPublic Domain