Description: This detail of a 1850 map from the New Universal Atlas shows towns, forts, roads, canals, major rivers and lakes in Leon 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. Three large lakes are depicted: Iamony, Jackson, and Mecosukie.
Place Names: Leon, Iamonia, Iamony Lake, Lake Jackson, Tallahassee, River Haven, Mecosukie Lake, Lake Miccosukee
ISO Topic Categories: boundaries, inlandWaters, oceans, society, transportation
Keywords: Leon 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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