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2021 Map of Brighton SE

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Brighton SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Sarasota Colony and Big Bear Beach anchor the southern reaches of this landscape in Glades County, where the Florida National Scenic Trail skirts the northern edge of Lake Okeechobee. The terrain is defined by a sophisticated water management system, dominated by the diagonal flow of the Harney Pond Canal and the Indian Prairie Canal. These channels, alongside local infrastructure like Canal Rd and Harney Pond Rd, reflect the reclamation and agricultural heritage of the region.

Transportation through the Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation is traced by a network of BIA routes and local roads named for prominent figures, such as Billy Bowlegs Rd, Frank Shore Rd, and Frank Huff Rd. The grid of sections—including T39S R32E and T40S R33E—organizes a landscape of wetlands and drainage basins. Local identifiers like Knotts Lndg and Bird Nest Rd provide specific touchpoints for genealogists and local historians studying the rural development of this portion of South Florida.