1956 Map of Brandon
USGS Topo · Published 1965About this map
Brandon and its surrounding orange groves and wetlands appear here in the mid-1950s, a landscape defined by phosphate-rich soils and a complex network of small lakes. The area south of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad is a dense collection of named water bodies, including Mango Lake, Valrico Lake, and the cluster containing Gornto Lake and Tenmile Lake. These features, along with early phosphate infrastructure like the Strip Mine near Mango, illustrate the region's transition from a rural citrus-and-mining hub toward the suburban growth of eastern Hillsborough County.
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