J.J. Stoner's birdseye view of Cedar Key, Florida in 1884.
| Birdseye view of Cedar Key, Florida | |
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| Date: | 1884 |
| Author: | J.J. Stoner |
| Dwnld: | Full Size (4.7mb) |
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My first thought when I saw this Stoner litho of Cedar Key, Florida [gmap] was ”Wow, sure is a lot of industry going on there, what's that about”. Even after seeing all the little stacked logs next to the sawmill in the lower left, I still wasn't catching on.
Then I read the Wikipedia article and found out that Cedar Key had a lot of cedar, go figure. I'm going to start calling Cedar Key The Lebanon of the West and we'll see if that catches on.
For more maps and images from this period in the region's history, visit the Florida Historical Society.
That is a fabulous map. Great detail. Even down to the palm trees.