1918 Map of Jacksonville

About this map

Jacksonville serves as the industrial and transit hub of this 1917 survey, showing the city just before the major expansions of the mid-20th century. The dense street grid of the city center is flanked by a complex network of railroads, including the Seaboard Air Line and the Florida East Coast, which converged here to facilitate trade along the St Johns River. Beyond the urban core, the landscape is defined by the winding reaches of Trout Creek and Mc Girts Creek, with smaller communities like Murray Hill and South Jacksonville beginning to take shape. This period is marked by the presence of institutional landmarks such as the City Prison Farm and educational sites like the Flagler Preparatory School and Otto Chapel School. The map reveals a river-dependent economy, where points like Dames Point and Drummond Pt dictated the flow of maritime traffic through the deep waters of Mill Cove.