1963 Map of Olustee

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Osceola National Forest dominates this section of Baker and Columbia counties, where the high pine flatwoods give way to the expansive waters of Ocean Pond. The settlement of Olustee sits at a critical junction of transport and history, positioned along the Seaboard Coast Line railroad. To the east, the Olustee Battlefield State Mon and the adjacent Monument Cem mark the site of Florida's largest Civil War engagement. The landscape is a network of wetlands and drainage, from Little Gum Swamp in the north to the South Prong Swamp and Palestine Lake in the south. Local heritage is preserved at sites like Dyess Cem, while the industrial and forestry character of the era is evidenced by a Lookout Tower and a localized Borrow Pit.