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1974 Map of Everglades City

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Everglades City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Everglades and the surrounding coastline of Everglades National Park are rendered in this mid-1970s orthophotomap, which uses aerial imagery to highlight the intricate mangrove and water patterns of the Ten Thousand Islands. The map provides a detailed view of the settlement along the Barron River, where the Ranger Sta and local infrastructure meet the edge of the wilderness. Genealogists and local historians can locate the Fakahatchee Cem on the shores of Fakahatchee Bay, a remnant of earlier coastal life.

The coastal labyrinth includes numerous named landforms such as Jack Daniels Key, Indian Key, and Russell Key, many of which mark the transition between Gaskin Bay and the open Gulf of Mexico. The inclusion of the Wilderness Waterway shows the established recreational and navigational routes through the backcountry, while the Collier Co Monroe Co boundary line cuts through the tidal marsh south of Chokoloskee Bay.