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1976 Map of False Cape

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

USGS Topo · Published 1976

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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and the John F Kennedy Space Center NASA dominate this 1976 orthophotomap, showing the infrastructure of the American space program at the height of the Cold War. The landscape is a complex hybrid of advanced technology and coastal wilderness, where the massive Crawlerway and several launch sites, including Launch Complex 39B and Launch Complex 41, sit adjacent to the protected wetlands of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

A network of specialized transport, including the U S Government Railroad and Nasa Parkway East, provides the backbone for the facility's operations. Along the coast, the natural features of False Cape and Titusville Beach meet the Atlantic Ocean and the dangerous Chester Shoal, while interior waters like the Banana River and Saturn Creek reflect the original lagoon environment before the arrival of the space program.