1970 Map of Dinner Island

About this map

Big Cypress Swamp dominates this interior Florida landscape, where slightly elevated ridges or hammock lands are identified as islands amidst the wetland. This 1970s survey captures a transition in land use along the border of St Johns and Flagler Counties. While the settlement of Shell Bluff sits near Salt Creek at the southwestern edge, much of the terrain is defined by its drainage and former transportation routes. An Old Railroad Grade cuts diagonally across the northern reaches, marking the legacy of earlier timber or agricultural transport. The map names numerous specific high-ground features including Old Dinner Island, West Durrance Island, and Jack O' Neck Island, which provided critical dry ground for homesteading and grazing in this part of the Florida peninsula.