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1979 Map of Cumberland Island North

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Cumberland Island North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Cumberland Island National Seashore dominates this 1970s orthophotomap, where aerial imagery and bathymetric data meet to document the shifting sands of the Georgia coast. The map captures the northern tip of Cumberland Island and Little Cumberland Island, separated by the winding Christmas Creek. Historically significant sites like the Indian Mound near High Point and the riverside Cumberland Wharf appear alongside natural landmarks such as Halfmoon Bluff and Sanctuary Ridge.

The landscape is defined by the complex intersection of the Intracoastal Waterway with the Satilla River and St Andrew Sound. For local historians, the sheet preserves the exact placement of coastal features like Brickhill Bluff and Table Point before decades of tidal change. The transition from the dense maritime forest to the open Atlantic Ocean is marked by the long stretch of Long Point and the hazards of Horseshoe Shoal.