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1964 Map of Jacksonville Heights

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Jacksonville Heights
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

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U S Naval Air Station (Cecil Field) dominates the western landscape of this mid-century survey, its expansive grounds reflecting the military's significant footprint in Northeast Florida. The Jacksonville Corporate Boundary bisects the sheet, dividing the developing suburbs of Jacksonville Heights from the more rural reaches of the Duval Co Clay Co line. Residential expansion is evident in neighborhoods like Oak Hill, Westwood, and North Meadowbrook Terrace, while the southeastern corner touches the waters of Doctors Lake at Sugarhouse Cove.

Transitioning from suburban plots to wooded bottomlands, the terrain is defined by the Ortega River and the meandering Black Creek, which is fed by the North Prong and Double Branch. Local history is anchored by the Federal Hill Cem and the Seaboard Coast Line railroad, which provides a industrial corridor through the developing townships. Researchers can trace the early road network along Shindler Drive and Morse Avenue as they began to carve through the pines.