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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

The Okefenokee Swamp dominates this landscape, where early 1960s photogrammetric methods reveal the intricate network of water and land in Clinch and Ware counties. The map captures a transition in land use, showing the legacy of the timber industry through a Dismantled Tram and Dismantled Tram Logging routes that once penetrated deep into the wetlands. These former industrial paths contrast with the preservation of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.

Islands of higher ground such as Harpers Hammock, North Strange Island, and Indian Mound Island rise above the surrounding waters of Cypress Creek and the Suwannee River. Local routes like Strange Island Road and Cross Bay Road provide limited access to this saturated environment, while named features like Six Weeks Bay and Rough Island highlight the specific local geography of the Georgia interior.