1976 Map of False Cape

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The Launch Complex 39 National Historical Site anchors this coastal orthophotomap, showing the advanced aerospace infrastructure of the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station during the mid-1970s. Massive engineering works like the Crawlerway and the U.S. Government Railroad cut through the wetlands of Merritt Island, providing the heavy-lift transport necessary for Apollo-era operations. Surrounding the high-tech installations of Launch Complex 39A and Launch Complex 39B is the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, where the Banana River and a network of named waterways like Bluebill Creek and Pintail Creek remain largely preserved. This intersection of natural sanctuary and cutting-edge spaceport is further detailed along the Atlantic Ocean shoreline at Titusville Beach and the distinctive elbow of the False Cape.