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1964 Map of Mickler Landing

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Mickler Landing
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Ponte Vedra Beach and the surrounding coastline of St. Johns County are captured here just as significant residential and recreational development began to take hold in the mid-1960s. The geography is defined by a narrow barrier strip between the Atlantic Ocean and a series of interior waterways, including Lake Ponte Vedra and the Guano River. This coastal corridor exhibits the early layout of seaside roads and a trail network that navigated the low-lying Diego Plains.

Photorevisions from 1970 illustrate the rapid pace of change during this era, marking new structures and road extensions in purple. Notable landmarks such as Mickler Landing and specific survey points like BM 8 provide precise anchors for local historians tracking the evolution of the shoreline before the major expansions of the late 20th century. The presence of a vast Tidal Flat along the river highlights the delicate balance of this marshy environment before modern drainage and landfilling altered much of the Florida coast.