1958 Map of Belle Meade NE

About this map

Big Corkscrew Island and its smaller companion, Corkscrew Island, dominate the northern portion of this South Florida landscape, where the terrain is defined by cypress strands and vast wetlands. The most significant human intervention is the Everglades Parkway (Alligator Alley), which serves as a Toll Road cutting east-west through the marshy expanse. This survey, based on aerial photography from the early 1950s with photorevisions in the early 1970s, captures the region before extensive modern drainage projects and development altered the hydrology. Notable water features like Stumpy Strand and an isolated Camp reflect the sparse, seasonal human footprint in a territory primarily governed by the shifting water levels of the Big Cypress area.