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1943 Map of Lighthouse Point

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Lighthouse Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Ochlockonee Fishery and Sunday Reel Fishery represent the coastal industry of Franklin and Wakulla counties during the early 1940s. This survey, mapped by the Geological Survey for the War Department, shows a sparsely developed landscape dominated by the brackish waters of Ochlockonee Bay and the salt marshes of St James Island. The interior of the island is punctuated by freshwater and brackish features like Tucker Lake and Sand Pond, which are surrounded by a network of tidal creeks such as Big Chairs Creek and Little Chairs Cr.

Coastal navigation and maritime life are centered around prominent landmarks including Bald Point and Lighthouse Point, while the southern reaches of the map show the protected waters of Alligator Harbor near the Southwest Cape. The map documents a moment when small-scale commercial fishing outposts like the Mud Cove Fishery were the primary human imprints on this low-lying coastline before later modern development altered the shoreline usage.