1954 Map of Tallahassee

About this map

Tallahassee stands as the inland hub of this mid-century landscape, a point where the Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line railroads converge amidst a network of lakes and river systems. To the west, the massive reservoir of Lake Seminole dominates the junction of the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers, feeding the Apalachicola River as it cuts south toward the coast. The mapping of the 1950s and 1960s captures a distinct era of regional defense and conservation, evidenced by the expansive Tyndall Air Force Base near Panama City and the coastal stretches of the St Marks National Wildlife Refuge. From the river port of Bainbridge to the historic Fort San Marcos at the confluence of the St Marks River and Wakulla River, the map illustrates a transition from agricultural river valleys to the dense pine woods of the Apalachicola National Forest.