McKissack Ponds
The McKissack Ponds are five small ponds in the city limits of Carrabelle, Franklin County, Florida, just west – to – of the Carrabelle–Thompson Airport, on the north and south sides of Airport Road. The McKissack Ponds are owned by Franklin County.
History
Locations
Carrabelle is a coastal inland rural town, contiguous to St. George Sound, just west of St. James Island, on the Gulf of Mexico's northeastern coast – sometimes referred to as "the Forgotten Coast" – in the Panhandle. The ponds are south of the Carrabelle River and west of U.S. Route 98 in an area called Carrabelle Beach, which was known before World War II as McKissack Beach. From another perspective, the ponds are due north of the southern tip of Dog Island.- The most northerly pond – the second largest, sometimes referred to as Lake Pristine – lies within Lake Pristine Circle, about of a mile south-southwest of the Carrabelle River's southern shore.
- The largest pond – south of Lake Pristine, sometimes referred to as Big Lake McKissack – lies south of McKissack Lane, north of Airport Road ''.
Sections, townships, and ranges
Under a United States Public Land Survey System, originally defined by the United States General Land Office, McKissack Ponds are located in:- Sections 19 and 30, Township 7 South, Range 4 West, and
- Sections 24 and 25, Township 7 South, Range 5 West of the
1977 USGS designation
The United States Geological Survey Board on Geographic Names, in its mission to standardize geographic features, formally rendered a decision to recognize McKissack Ponds December 8, 1977.According to the USGS, The largest McKissack Pond is located southwest of the Carrabelle village center.