Description: This detail of a map from the Tanner's Universal Atlas shows towns, forts, roads, canals, major rivers and lakes in Jackson County. The Chattahoochee River runs down the middle of county. Mariana is noted as the most central town in the county. Other points of interest include Chipola, Parrot's Creek, and Holmes Creek. There are references to forts, battlefields, and routes used by the Army during the Seminole War. The Longitude is from the Washington Prime Meridian.
Place Names: Jackson, Chattahoochee River, Parrot's Creek, Webbville, Holmes Creek, Mariana, Chipola, Chipola River, Oakey Hill,
ISO Topic Categories: boundaries, inlandWaters, oceans, society, transportation
Keywords: Detail - Florida, physical, political, transportation, historical, physical features, county borders, roads, other military, boundaries, inlandWaters, oceans, society, transportation, Unknown,1839
Source: Henry Schenck Tanner, Tanner's Universal Atlas (Philadelphia, PA: Carey & Hart, 1839) 21
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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