1994 Map of Englewood NW

About this map

Manasota Key forms a slender protective barrier between the open Gulf of Mexico and the ecologically vital waters of Lemon Bay. This coastal survey highlights a landscape defined by its transition from saltwater marsh to developed shoreline, preserved in part by the Lemon Bay State Aquatic Preserve. The map provides a detailed view of the Sarasota County coast during the mid-1990s, where small-scale infrastructure like the Buchan Landing Field and a local Trailer Park are situated near the mouth of Forked Creek. The interplay of deep gulf soundings and the shallow, protected reaches of the bay illustrates the maritime character of this region before further late-century intensification changed the local waterfront.