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1950 Map of Ariel

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Ariel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Old Spanish land grants like the Joseph Wales Grant and the M C Hardy Grant define the property boundaries along the western shore of the Indian River in this mid-century coastal survey. This stretch of the Florida coast shows a complex network of marshes and islands, including Cedar Island and Bottle Island, separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a thin barrier strand.

Along the Mosquito Lagoon, the historic settlement of Eldora and the landmark Turtle Mound stand near the water's edge. The map captures the infrastructure of the Intracoastal Waterway North as it navigates through Bissitte Bay and past the small community of Ariel. Modernized with 1970s updates, the survey documents the era's light residential development and the persistence of the natural estuarine landscape at Bittersweet Cove and Gaines Slough.