Description: This detail of a 1850 map from the New Universal Atlas shows towns, forts, roads, canals, major rivers and lakes in Walton 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 southern portion of the county is bordered by the Choctawhatchee Bay. Other points of interest include Euchee Anna and Almarante.
Place Names: Walton, Almarante, Shoal, Yellow Water, Alaqua, Euchee Anna, Choctawhatchee Bay, Choctawhatchee, Choctawhatchee River,
ISO Topic Categories: boundaries, inlandWaters, oceans, society, transportation
Keywords: Walton 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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