1982 Map of White City

About this map

White City sits at the southern edge of this Florida panhandle landscape, positioned where the Intracoastal Waterway cuts through the marshy terrain of Gulf County. This orthophotomap, based on aerial photography from the mid-1970s, reveals a complex network of wetlands and tidal drainage patterns. A series of water bodies, including Whitfield Slough, Rudy Bay, and Lake Fort, dominate the north and east, connected by minor arteries like Cypress Creek and Possum Branch. The landscape is largely defined by these low-lying hydrological features, with Howard Road providing one of the few established terrestrial routes across the southern section. A Lookout Tower stands as a notable landmark in the interior, likely once utilized for fire surveillance over the dense vegetation. The map provides a high-resolution visual of the land-use transition from the settlement at White City to the surrounding coastal wetlands and drainage branches like Bailey Branch and Foy Branch.