1956 Map of Duette

About this map

The small settlement of Duette serves as the primary focal point in this 1950s survey of eastern Manatee County. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of two significant river systems, where the drainage of the North Fork Manatee River and East Fork Manatee River meet the eastern watershed of the Horse Creek basin. The area exhibits a distinct lack of heavy development, instead showing a network of rural roads and section lines that cross between Manatee and Hardee counties. Revisions made in the mid-1980s illustrate subtle changes in land use, yet the region remains characterized by expansive woodland and the meandering paths of West Fork Horse Creek and Brushy Creek. This map captures a transition between the coastal development of western Florida and the interior agricultural lands of the central peninsula.