1949 Map of Courtenay

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Merritt Island is defined by a complex network of lagoons and marshes in the late 1940s, situated between the Indian River and the Banana River. Small coastal settlements like Courtenay and Audubon are clustered along the western shore, while the interior is dominated by the sprawling wetlands of Sykes Creek. The presence of St Lukes Ch and Bethel Cem near the northern narrows indicates long-standing communities established well before the modern space-age expansion of the region.