1948 Map of Hobe Sound

About this map

Jupiter Island and the adjacent barrier beach landscape are captured here during a period of transition in the 1940s, with updates reflecting the early 1980s environment. The map shows the coastal corridor defined by the Florida East Coast railway and the Intracostal Waterway, which separates the mainland from the exclusive enclave of the Jupiter Island Country Club. Large protected areas like Jonathan Dickinson State Park and the Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge dominate the western and central portions of the sheet, preserving the native Florida scrub and wetlands. Settlement patterns are concentrated along the coast and rail line, including the Hobe Sound station and smaller residential pockets like Bonair Beach. The presence of several named high points, such as Borden Hill and Simpson Hill, suggests a unique coastal topography often overlooked in flatter parts of the state.