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1918 Map of St Marys

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

USGS Topo · Published 1918

About this map

St Marys sits along the winding northern border between Florida and Georgia, where the St Marys River snakes through dense marshlands toward the Atlantic. This 1918 survey by the Corps of Engineers and USGS captures the coastal transition from tidal swamps to established railroad settlements. The Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic Waycross and Northern railroads intersect at Yulee, driving the early 20th-century economy of Nassau County.

The landscape is defined by an intricate network of landings and small school districts, including the Evergreen and Italia schools, serving rural families before the era of consolidated education. Numerous river access points like Wild's Ferry and Jerry Landing highlight a world still reliant on waterborne transport and local ferries. From the swampy interior of Mc Queen Swamp to the timber-rich lands around Gross, the map documents a period of significant growth in the timber and rail industries.