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1953 Map of Brighton SE

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

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Brighton Indian Reservation dominates this landscape along the northern shores of Lake Okeechobee, providing a detailed look at the infrastructure of the Seminole community in the early 1950s. Central to the social geography are the Brighton Indian Day Sch, the Indian Ch, and the nearby Indian Cem, which anchor the local settlement pattern.

Water management is the defining physical characteristic of the region, illustrated by the extensive Levee systems and the Harney Pond Canal cutting through the terrain toward the lake. Along the southern edge, the Sarasota Colony sits near the Big Bear Beach shoreline. The map also documents numerous instances of a Flowing Well and several Spoil Bank features, reflecting the ongoing engineering efforts to navigate and utilize this marshy Florida environment.