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2017 Map of Wassaw Sound

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Wassaw Sound
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The coastal marshlands of Chatham County are meticulously detailed here, centered on the complex labyrinth of tidal waterways and islands south of Savannah. Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge dominates the lower portion of the sheet, covering the undeveloped Wassaw Island and its surrounding network of creeks like Blue Bank Creek and Wassaw Creek. To the north, the residential patterns of Wilmington Park on Wilmington Island contrast with the preserved lands of Fort Pulaski National Monument.

A network of primitive roads, including Old House Road and Middle Road, provides access through the wildlife refuge, while the upper reaches of the map show the suburban street grid of Wilmington Park with local thoroughfares such as Willmington Island Rd. The map tracks the shifting shoreline at Cabbage Island Spit and Wassaw Breaker, illustrating the dynamic interplay between the Atlantic and the mainland at landmarks like Cape Charlotte and Cape May.