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1954 Map of Steam Mill

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Steam Mill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Jim Woodruff Reservoir dominates the riverine landscape where the Chattahoochee River defines the border between Georgia and Florida. Surveyed in the early 1950s, this area reflects a rural community organized around small settlements like Riverturn and the namesake Steam Mill. The settlement pattern is characterized by numerous local institutions, including Macedonia Ch, St Marys Ch, and Trinity Ch, alongside family-named landmarks like Williams Cem and Brunson Cem.

Education in this rural stretch of Seminole County was localized at sites like St Johns Sch and Griselda Sch. The topography transitions from the low-lying terrain of The Flatwoods to the distinctive wetlands of The Hammocks, with Hammock Springs and Lewis Pond serving as prominent water features. This era of the reservoir's development shows the landscape at a point of transition between historical agriculture and modern water management.