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1953 Map of Avon Park

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Avon Park
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Avon Park serves as the hub of this Central Florida landscape, situated within a dense network of lakes and citrus-growing country. The map illustrates the town's mid-century expansion, showing residential growth near Lake Tulane and Lake Anoka, while the western areas transition into the drainage basins of Bee Branch and Little Charley Bowlegs Cr. This 1972 photorevision reveals the increasing complexity of the local infrastructure, from the Avon Park Airport to the industrial presence of a Sand Pit and several pumping stations.

Transportation history is visible through the Seaboard Coast Line and an Old Railroad Grade that cuts through the citrus groves north of town. For those tracking local family history, the Bougainvillea Cem and established neighborhoods like Avon Park Lakes provide specific points of interest. The map documents the distinct boundary between the managed groves of the Highlands and the more untamed wetlands of the Hardee Co line.