1973 Map of Custard Apple Hammock

About this map

Custard Apple Hammock defines this section of the Florida Everglades, where a vast orthophotomap reveals the intricate textures of the sawgrass and wetland landscape as it appeared in the early 1970s. The region is largely defined by the Shark Valley Slough, where water is noted as being impounded periodically. Human presence is sparse and specialized for this wet environment, marked by the Melaleuca Airboat Trail and other Airboat Trails that cut through the vegetation. A small Camp and a solitary Radio Tower provide rare fixed landmarks within the Everglades Wildlife Management Area Conservation Area No 3A. This map preserves the literal look of the terrain before later decades of environmental management and hydrological changes altered the flow of the sloughs, showing the boundary between Broward and Dade counties cutting across the wild expanse.