Description: This detail of a 1850 map from the New Universal Atlas shows towns, forts, roads, canals, major rivers and lakes in Madison 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. Many coastal features are shown, such as Deadmans Bay and Alligator Point.
Place Names: Madison, Madison, Ocilla River, Econfena River, San Pedro, Suwannee, Suwanee, Fenaholoway River, Deadmans Bay, Stinhatchee River Fort Fanning, Alligator Point,
ISO Topic Categories: boundaries, inlandWaters, oceans, society, transportation
Keywords: Madison 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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