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1947 Map of Tampa

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Tampa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

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Ybor City stands as the historic industrial heart of the region, its dense street grid defined by the Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line railroads. The waterfront is a complex of maritime infrastructure, where the Garrison Channel, Seddon Channel, and Ybor Channel carve around Seddon Island and Hooker Point. This 1940s landscape shows a city transitioning from its cigar-manufacturing roots toward modern aviation and industrial shipping, evidenced by the Peter O Knight Municipal Airport at the tip of Davis Islands.

Genealogists will find a wealth of burial sites on the city’s eastern periphery, including Myrtle Hill Mem Park, Rose Hill Cem, and the Catholic Cemetery. The residential character of the era is captured in the numerous voting districts, such as Precinct 46 and Precinct 55, while local landmarks like the Centro Asturiano Hospital and Plant Field anchor the social fabric of the community during the post-war years.