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1963 Map of Cooper City

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Cooper City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Cooper City and the surrounding Broward County landscape appear here during a transformative period of development, defined by a rigid grid of drainage canals and expanding suburban infrastructure. The hydrology of the region is dominated by the North New River Canal and South New River Canal, which frame the low-lying terrain of Pine Island. These waterways, managed by a series of floodgates and a Gaging Sta, highlight the massive engineering efforts required to reclaim the land for residential and agricultural use.

Institutional and community landmarks are scattered across the grid, including the USDA Experimental Station and the sprawling grounds of the South Florida State Hospital. While areas like Plantation and Davie show emerging neighborhoods and community centers like St Gregory Sch, large swaths of land remain dedicated to specialized uses, such as the Drag Strip in the southwest and several golf courses. The map records the early footprints of the Corporate Cooper City Boundary before the dense post-war expansion fully filled the landscape.