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1918 Map of Mayport

Name: 1918 Topographic Map of Mayport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1918
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1918

About this map

Mayport and the barrier islands of northeast Florida appear here just before the end of the Great War, during a time when the St Johns River was the primary artery for coastal commerce and naval strategy. The map reveals a landscape defined by saltwater marshes and tidal inlets, where the Florida East Coast railway and its Mayport Branch connected the growing seaside communities of Pablo Beach and Atlantic Beach to the mainland.

Evidence of early industrial and maritime life is found at Howells Mills and through various landings like Weld Bow Landing and Salamander Landing along Pablo Creek. On Fort George Island, landmarks like Mt Cornelia and Pilot Town Fort George PO highlight established settlements that predated the coastal tourism boom. The presence of the Tramroad and coastal stations such as San Pablo Sta provides researchers with a look at the infrastructure that supported the region's early 20th-century development.