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1955 Map of Cypress Creek

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Cypress Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Martin Hammock stands as a prominent landmark in this low-lying borderland, where the Georgia Florida state line divides the landscape. The area is defined by an extensive network of wetlands, including the wide reaches of Bee Haven Bay and the smaller Christmas Bay. These swampy territories are intersected by the Watson Line, reflecting the historical survey boundaries of the region.

Drainage is dominated by the winding path of Cypress Creek, which flows southeast toward its confluence with Rocky Creek. The presence of several Borrow Pits near the southern boundary suggests localized industrial or road-building activity during the mid-1950s. This survey, based on aerial photography from 1952 and planetable methods from 1955, preserves a view of this rural intersection of Hamilton and Echols counties before significant modern alterations.