1957 Map of El Jobean

About this map

El Jobean serves as the focal point of this coastal survey, where the Seaboard Air Line railroad crosses the wide confluence of the Myakka River and Tippecanoe Bay. The landscape is dominated by the intricate waterways of the Florida Gulf Coast, featuring the expansive marshlands of Hog Island and the strategic maritime position of Cattle Dock Point. To the south, the waters broaden into Charlotte Harbor, fed by the Peace River and the Myakka Cutoff. The map documents a period of early development near Charlotte Beach before the extensive canal-front residential growth that would later transform the region. Inland, numerous small water bodies like Triple Lakes and the winding South Knight Creek dot the flat, low-lying terrain, highlighting the area's natural drainage patterns and traditional landmarks such as Ghost Point and Locust Point.