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1955 Map of Eloise

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Eloise
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Cypress Gardens stands as a primary destination in this mid-century Florida landscape, surrounded by an intricate chain of lakes. The topography is dominated by water, with Lake Eloise, Lake Winterset, and Lake Garfield defining the settlement patterns and citrus groves of Polk County. The Seaboard Coast Line railroad cuts diagonally across the terrain, linking the industrial and residential centers of Eloise and Wahneta to the wider region.

Evidence of local development and community life is visible in the scattered Southland Ch and Rifle Range Ch, while the Peace Creek Drainage Canal reflects the engineering efforts to manage the wetlands. From the Fish Hatchery near Lake Gwyn to the Lake Wales Municipal Airport in the southeast, this survey documents a period of suburban expansion and agricultural stability before the massive shifts in the Florida interior's tourism economy.