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1953 Map of Basinger NW

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

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Kissimmee River meanders across the Highlands and Okeechobee county line, defining a landscape of wetlands and hammocks in the early 1950s. This survey, later updated with photorevisions, illustrates the complex water management and transport systems of the Florida interior, including a Levee system and several Spoil Banks. Near the shore of Lake Istokpoga, the Istokpoga Canal and Istokpoga Creek reveal the efforts to control drainage in this low-lying region.

Logistics and education are anchored by the Seaboard Coast Line railroad and the Sunnyland Sch, providing a rare look at local infrastructure before modern developments. The presence of an Old Railroad Grade and named terrain features like Bluff Hammock, Dinner Bay, and Hole in the Wall offer specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians tracing the settlement patterns of this central Florida territory.