Description: This detail of a 1850 map from the New Universal Atlas shows towns, forts, roads, canals, major rivers and lakes in Jefferson County. The map is very similar to the 1839 map from Tanner's Universal Atlas. There are references to forts, battlefields, and routes used by the Army during the Seminole War. The Ocilla River, now called the Aucilla River, runs along the east side of Jefferson County.
Place Names: Jefferson, Mecosukie Lake, Monticello, Ocilla River, Lake Miccosukee, Aucilla
ISO Topic Categories: boundaries, inlandWaters, oceans, society, transportation
Keywords: Jefferson County, physical, political, transportation, historical, physical features, county borders, roads, other military, boundaries, inlandWaters, oceans, society, transportation, Unknown,1850
Source: Samuel Augustus Mitchell, A New Universal Atlas (Philadelphia, PA: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1850) 21
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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