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 Gadsden County. This county is wedged between two rivers: the Appalachicola and the Ocklockonee. The most notable town in this area is Quincey. 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: Gadsden, Quincey, Old Fort Vernon, Apalachicola River, Ocklockony River, Ocklockonee, James Island, 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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