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1967 Map of Strange Island

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Strange Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge dominates this topographic photomosaic, revealing the intricate water-and-island geography of the Georgia wetlands in the late 1960s. The terrain is characterized by "islands"—slightly elevated tracts of land—such as North Strange Island, Middle Strange Island, and Strange Island, which are interspersed among deep swamp bays and slow-moving water bodies like Sweetwater Creek and the headwaters of the Suwannee River.

A network of unimproved dirt roads and trails, including Bugneck Road and Indian Mound Road, provides the only terrestrial access through this complex environment. These paths trace the contours of higher ground, linking named locations like Harpers Hammock and Rough Island. The presence of features such as Indian Mound Island and Little Fiddlers Island suggests a landscape defined by isolated pockets of dry land that have historically served as landmarks for navigation and local activity within the swamp.