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1958 Map of Amelia City

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Amelia City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

The barrier island landscape of Amelia Island is shown here in detail during the late 1950s, with later woodland and road updates through the early 1990s. This coastal stretch features the historic residential clusters of Amelia City, Franklintown, and the notable vacation destination of American Beach along the Atlantic coast. The map illustrates the southern expansion of Fernandina Beach as its corporate boundary moves toward the Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport.

Conservation and recreation areas dominate the southern and western portions of the quadrangle, including the Amelia Island State Recreation Area and the Timucuan National Ecological and Historic Preserve. The intricate marshlands of the Nassau River-St Johns River Marshes State Aquatic Preserve define the western horizon, where the Intracoastal Waterway cuts a path behind Crane Island and Big Piney Island. Local landmarks such as St Pauls Ch and several cemeteries provide vital points of reference for genealogists.