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1945 Map of Beverly

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Beverly
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

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The Apalachicola Northern railroad cuts through the heart of the Florida panhandle on this 1945 survey, connecting the small settlement of Beverly with the river-fed wetlands of Franklin County. This landscape is defined by the convergence of the St Marks River and East River as they flow toward East Bay. Human activity is primarily centered around the timber and river trade, evidenced by the Old Logging RR and established camps such as Creels Side Camp.

Remote river landings like Gardner Landing and Butcher Pen Landing reveal the reliance on waterway access before modern road networks dominated the region. To the east, the vast expanse of Tates Hell Swamp is monitored by the East Bay Fire Tower, while the Bethlehem Ch near Creels serves as a social landmark for the rural residents living among the creeks and sloughs like Whisky George Creek and Montgomery Slough.