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1979 Map of Cabretta Inlet

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Cabretta Inlet
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Blackbeard Island and Sapelo Island dominate this coastal landscape, separated by the winding channel of Blackbeard Creek. The map records a wild, shifting environment where conservation lands like the Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge and the Richard J Reynolds State Wildlife Refuge protect the maritime forests and salt marshes. Beyond the shoreline, bathymetric data reveals the underwater contours of the Atlantic Ocean and the dangerous hazards of Blackbeard Shoal.

Local history is preserved in small, isolated labels such as the inland settlement at King Savannah and the riverside Raccoon Bluff. Along the coast, Cabretta Inlet is noted as an Area subject to frequent change, highlighting the dynamic nature of the Georgia barrier islands. Traces of human activity are sparse but specific, including a lonely Grave and the site of Salt Boiler, hinting at the island's past industries and residents.