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2018 Map of Duette NE

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Duette NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The S Prong Alafia River and Little Manatee River define the drainage of this central Florida region, where the borders of Hillsborough, Polk, Hardee, and Manatee counties converge. This 2018 survey documents a landscape heavily shaped by industrial phosphate operations, notably the large footprint of the FT Green Mine and infrastructure along Four Corners Mine Rd. Smaller waterways like Boggy Br, Lake Br, and Alderman Cr weave between these industrial zones and vast tracts of undeveloped land.

Agricultural and residential history is preserved through a network of local roads bearing family and place names, including Taylor Gill Rd, Aley Taylor Rd, and Albritton Rd. These thoroughfares, along with Fort Lonesome Plant Rd and Chicora Rd, reveal the rural connectivity that persists around the massive modern mining sites. The map provides a detailed view of these industrial transformations at the headwaters of two major regional rivers.