Thanks for sharing. What a great map!
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Historic SoWal trivia
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That map may actually be from a little earlier than 1939. Notice that the Intracoastal Waterway is not there. It was dredged/dug/constructed in 1936-1937. My mom's stepfather was captain of the dredge crew. Once that was finished, they were transferred to Michigan, which is where my mother graduated from high school. The next year, they came back to Point Washington to build the bay fill in preparation for construction of the 331 Bridge.
Very cool map! Thank you for sharing.
ShallowsNole, I always look forward to your posts. You have so much historical knowledge of Walton County!
May I nominate you as somewhat/kinda official SoWal historian? Can I get a second?
And if you would start writing a blog, I think you would get a lot of readers. I'll make it easy for you: WordPress Blogs: How To Start A Free Blog (2018 Guide) (no pressure)
Do you know of when/where the first place(s) that had A/C in SoWal?
This map is 16.7 MB if you fetch it from here:
Dropbox - Point-Washington-1939.jpg
You can really, really zoom in with amazing resolution. Every one of those black square dots represents some family's story.
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A frickin tragedy how Tucker Bayou was butchered and the entire Choctawhatchee Bay ecosystem was forever altered/ruined.
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Apparently data post-intracoastal dig had not been added. Originally Printed 1938, drainage and culture from aerial photos 1935-36, and survey data collected in 1927.
So, you are saying this is essentially a 1927 map? We are still trying to find out when the bridge was built. Any clues?
I wonder what that "white square" just below the words "Tucker Bayou" is...
ShallowsNole, I always look forward to your posts. You have so much historical knowledge of Walton County!
May I nominate you as somewhat/kinda official SoWal historian? Can I get a second?
And if you would start writing a blog, I think you would get a lot of readers. I'll make it easy for you: WordPress Blogs: How To Start A Free Blog (2018 Guide) (no pressure)
Do you know of when/where the first place(s) that had A/C in SoWal?