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1958 Map of Italia

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Italia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Italia and Hero sit near the northern boundary of this landscape, where the Nassau River system creates a complex network of wetlands and tidal creeks. The 1958 survey captures a rural stretch of the Florida-Georgia borderlands dominated by vast drainage systems like Tom Mann Swamp and Plummer Creek. Water-access points such as Seaton Landing, Joe's Landing, and West Landing reflect a long history of river-based transport and navigation along Thomas Creek.

Social and institutional landmarks are scattered throughout the pine woods and marshes, including Harpers Chapel, Barford Ch, and the Ogilvie Cem. To the south, the sprawling Jacksonville Penal Farm and the northern reaches of the Jacksonville International Airport mark the encroaching modernization of the Duval County area. Significant transit corridors like The Buccaneer Trail provide the primary east-west links across this low-lying terrain.