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1947 Map of Bee Ridge

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Bee Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

The Ringling Bros Circus Winter Quarters and the Sarasota Municipal Airport anchor the northwestern corner of this Florida landscape, illustrating the region's intersection of tourism and infrastructure in the mid-1940s. Beyond the Sarasota City Limit, the map reveals a mosaic of wetland and prairie typical of the Gulf Coast hinterland, dotted with small communities like Fruitville, Sunnyland, and Bee Ridge.

Logistics and transport are central to this area, defined by the Seaboard Air Line and the Atlantic Coast Line railroads. Rural life is evidenced by the presence of the Gillespie School, Friendship Ch, and the Jewish Mem Park Cem. To the east, the terrain becomes increasingly dictated by hydrology, notably around Cow Pen Slough, while specialized land use is seen at the U S Army Rifle Range and the Bee Ridge Fire Tower.