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1955 Map of Cypress Creek

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Cypress Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Bee Haven Bay and the surrounding wetlands dominate this landscape along the Florida-Georgia border in the mid-1950s. The map captures a region characterized by expansive swamp drainage systems, where the state line divides Echols County, Georgia, from Hamilton County, Florida. The low-lying terrain is a complex network of seasonal water bodies, including Rice Field Swamp and Christmas Bay, which eventually feed into the winding course of Cypress Creek.

Human activity is sparse and mostly concentrated in the southern portion of the sheet, where several Borrow Pit sites suggest road building or local industry. High ground is rare, with Martin Hammock providing a notable exception in the northern reaches. This 1955 survey provides an essential view of the undisturbed Florida-Georgia borderlands before modern drainage or development significantly altered the natural hydrology of the Suwannee River basin tributaries.