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1953 Map of Brighton SW, 1973 Print
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1953 Map of Brighton SW

USGS Topo · Published 1973

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Brighton Indian Reservation dominates the eastern landscape of this Florida interior region, showing the boundary lines and early developments at the edge of the Everglades. The map captures a transition in water management and land use, defined by the engineered Harney Pond Canal and the natural drainage of Gator Slough. Low-lying terrain like Sixmile Marsh and named rises such as Cabbage Island reveal the delicate topography of the northern Glades. Human intervention is evidenced by the prominent Spoil Bank and a lonely Windmill marking the cattle-ranching operations common to this era. This 1950s survey, updated with 1970s revisions, documents the early phases of canal construction and marsh drainage that reshaped the Central Florida wetlands.

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Map Details

Date Portrayed1953
Date Published1973
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:24,000
Physical Dimensions22.9 x 26.7 inches

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Source Details

SourceU.S. Geological Survey
CopyrightPublic Domain