Description: This detail of a 1850 map from the New Universal Atlas shows towns, forts, roads, canals, major rivers and lakes in Santa Rosa 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 major water features of the area are Escambia River, Black Water, Yellow River, and the Pensacola Bay.
Place Names: Santa Rosa, Escambia River, Black Water, Yellow Water, Florida Town, Escambia Bay, Anderson, Pensacola Bay, Santa Rosa Island, Santa Rosa Inlet,
ISO Topic Categories: boundaries, inlandWaters, oceans, society, transportation
Keywords: Santa Rosa 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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