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1959 Map of Deep Lake

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Deep Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Atlantic Coast Line tracks run north-south through this 1950s landscape, providing a narrow corridor of infrastructure through the Collier County wetlands. The settlement of Jerome anchors the southern portion of the sheet, while a Prison Camp is located further north near Deep Lake. The topography is defined by alternating strips of dense swamp forest and open grasslands, including the Fakahatchee Strand and Deep Lake Strand.

Large expanses of prairie, such as Fire Prairie, Airplane Prairie, and Rock Island Prairie, dominate the terrain between the cypress strands. Evidence of early land use and transit is visible in an Old Railroad Grade cutting through the northeast. This survey preserves the mid-century layout of this region, capturing the remote nature of sites like Rock Island and Hollywood Head before later decades of regional change.