Description: This detail of a 1842 map of Florida shows roads, railroads, counties, forts, naval depots and other military installations, major towns, rivers, and lakes for Franklin County. The main township for this area is Colinton followed by Apalachicola. The coast has a few labeled islands such as Saint Vincent and Saint George. Longitude is shown from Greenwich at the top of the map, and Washington at the bottom of the map. The map scale is in &quoe;American Miles."
Place Names: Franklin, Saint Vincent Island, Apalachicola, Fort Gadsden, Apalachicola River, Apalachicola Bay, St Georges Island, Cape Saint George,
ISO Topic Categories: boundaries, inlandWaters, oceans, society
Keywords: Detail - Map of the State of Florida, physical, political, transportation, historical, physical features, major political subdivisions, county borders, roads, boundaries, inlandWaters, oceans, society, Unknown,1842
Source: Jeremiah Greenleaf, A New Universal Atlas (Brattleboro, VT: , 1842) 56
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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