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1970 Map of West Pensacola

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of West Pensacola
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

U S Navy Air Base Saufley Field dominates the northwest quadrant of this coastal landscape, situated among the drainage basins of Elevenmile Creek and Eightmile Creek. The 1970 landscape reveals a transition from the marshy edges of Perdido Bay and Youngs Hammock to the dense residential grids of Myrtle Grove, Brownsville, and West Pensacola. Industrial activity is evident in the numerous claypits and sandpits dotting the northern reaches near Bellview.

Southward, the U S Naval Reservation buffers the developed communities of Warrington and Navy Point from the shoreline of Bayou Grande. The St Louis-San Francisco rail line serves as a primary transport artery, cutting through the heart of the region toward Pensacola Bay. Numerous local institutions, including Myrtle Grove Sch, Wedge-wood Middle Sch, and Spring Hill Ch, provide a clear view of the mid-century social infrastructure supporting these Florida coastal neighborhoods.