Loughman and Davenport anchor this Central Florida corridor during a period of rapid residential expansion near the Polk and Osceola county line. The landscape is defined by the transition from the high ground of the Lake Wales Ridge to the vast wetlands of the Reedy Creek Swamp. This contrast is visible in the dense network of new subdivisions around Citrus Ridge compared to the preserved interior of the Huckleberry Islands. Along the edge of the ridge, Horse Cr winds toward Lake Davenport, while the southern reaches of the map show the outskirts of Haines City. Genealogists and local historians will find the Davenport Evergreen Cem and the residential street grids of the established towns, providing a detailed record of the region's mid-decade footprint before further 21st-century development.
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1953 · Dundee
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Lake Hatchineha
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Lake Tohopekaliga
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Kissimmee
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Intercession City
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Davenport
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Orlando
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Orlando
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Orlando
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Gum Lake
USGS Topo · 1:24,000