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1979 Map of Perry

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Perry
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Perry and Madison serve as the primary hubs in this late-1970s landscape, where the northern Florida panhandle meets the Gulf. The region is defined by a dense network of timberlands and wetlands, most notably the expansive San Pedro Bay and Hixtown Swamp. Waterways dictate the layout of the land, with the Suwannee River and Withlacoochee River converging near Suwannee River State Park.

Industrial and transport history is prominent through the Seaboard Coast Line and the Live Oak Perry and South Georgia routes, which moved timber and goods between settlements like Foley and Mayo. The map captures several fire lookout towers, such as the Sinclair Lookout Tower and Atsena Lookout Tower, essential for managing the vast wooded hammocks like Martin Hammock and Thomas Mill Hammock that characterize this era of Florida forestry.