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1969 Map of Big Gum Swamp

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Big Gum Swamp
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The Osceola National Forest dominates this landscape on the border of Baker and Columbia counties, defining a vast wetland ecosystem in the late 1960s. The survey captures the intricate hydrology of the region, where the St Marys River and its Middle Prong originate among a series of interconnected bays and swamps. Notable named wetlands include Impassable Bay, Williams Bay, and the extensive Big Gum Swamp, interspersed with slightly higher ground labeled as Big Island and Cross Island.

Evidence of forestry and local passage appears at Seventeenmile Camp, connected by the Seventeenmile Camp Road. To the south, the landscape transitions near the interstate corridor, featuring Little Gum Swamp and Fanny Bay. This map is a detailed record of Florida's interior forest management and natural drainage patterns before modern alterations, preserving the nomenclature of numerous "heads" and "branches" like Maple Head Creek and the Branch Water Hole.