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1948 Map of Jupiter

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Jupiter
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The confluence of the Loxahatchee River and the Atlantic Ocean defines this coastal landscape, where the Jupiter Inlet Light has long guided mariners through the dangerous waters of Jupiter Inlet. This survey, based on 1940s field work with 1980s updates, captures the mid-century expansion of Jupiter and Tequesta along the banks of the North Fork and Southwest Fork. The transportation corridor is anchored by the Florida East Coast Railway and the winding Intracoastal Waterway, which snakes behind Jupiter Island.

Evidence of the region's maritime and civic infrastructure is visible in the Jupiter Inlet U S Coast Guard Station and the Radio Sta (WMR), while the northern reaches show the preserved wilds of Jonathan Dickinson State Park and the distinctive shoreline of Blowing Rocks. The map provides a detailed view of the evolving shoreline before modern high-density development, including the local Jupiter Cem and Jupiter Sch that served the early community.