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1953 Map of Deer Park SE

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Deer Park SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The St Johns River winds through a vast network of marshes and lakes along the boundary of Osceola and Brevard counties in the early 1950s. This landscape is defined by the hydrologic complexity of St Johns Marsh, where seasonal water levels shaped the terrain into distinctive features like Spade Island and the broad expanse of Jane Green Swamp. The presence of several historical sites, including North Indian Field, Middle Indian Field, and South Indian Field, suggests long-standing human presence in this wetlands environment.

Transportation through these difficult wetlands is evidenced by the Old Railroad Grade and a system of levees and spoil banks, indicating efforts to manage water and provide passage across the muck. Prominent water bodies such as Lake Hellen Blazes, Sawgrass Lake, and Little Sawgrass Lake dominate the central and eastern portions of the map, illustrating the area's character before modern intensive drainage or development altered the natural flow of the upper St. Johns basin.