1942 Map of Tallahassee

About this map

Tallahassee stands as a developing state capital and educational hub on the eve of World War II, its grid extending toward the Florida State College for Women and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College. The landscape surrounding the city is defined by the massive expanse of the Apalachicola National Forest to the southwest and the winding Ochlockonee River feeding into Lake Talquin. To the south, rural communities like Woodville and Spring Hill are connected by the Seaboard Line railroad and the early road network, including the Base Line and Purchase Line. This survey documents a transition from the dense swamp of Cow Swamp and Lost Creek to the civic infrastructure of the Municipal Airport, while numerous country schools and churches such as Richardson Sch and St Peters Ch mark the social centers of Leon and Wakulla counties.