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1974 Map of Chokoloskee

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Chokoloskee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Chokoloskee Island serves as the focal point for this orthophotomap, showing the intricate relationship between human settlement and the aquatic wilderness of the Ten Thousand Islands in the mid-1970s. The small community of Chokoloskee is visible alongside nearby Plantation Island and a local Trailer Park, with a small Cem marking the historic presence of early residents. This survey documents the landscape shortly after the establishment of Everglades National Park, featuring the Wilderness Waterway and various transit corridors like the Turner River Canal and several airboat trails.

The hydrology of the region is exceptionally detailed, from the Barron River to the broad expanses of Chokoloskee Bay and Sunday Bay. Names like Hells Half Acre and Lopez Campsite hint at the difficult navigation and storied usage of these mangrove-lined channels. The boundary between Collier and Monroe Counties cuts through the labyrinthine network of Cross Bays and Rabbit Key Grasses, illustrating the remote nature of this coastal frontier.