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1946 Map of Owens Bridge

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Owens Bridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

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Apalachicola National Forest dominates this mid-1940s landscape, revealing a complex network of wetlands and small watercourses on the border of Liberty and Franklin Counties. The terrain is defined by the New River and its tributaries, including Cat Branch and Nero Branch, which thread through the Juniper Creek Islands and the expansive Mud Swamp. Human presence is sparse, marked by functional outposts and small clearings rather than established townships.

Local landmarks such as Tate Firetower and the settlement at Owens Bridge suggest the area's importance for timber management and river crossings during this era. Further south, near the meandering Juniper Creek, the map identifies Morgan Place and Twin Pole, providing specific points of interest for genealogists or historians tracing early 20th-century family locations and rural infrastructure in the Florida Panhandle.