1958 Map of Felda SE

About this map

Keri Lookout Tower stands as a lonely human sentinel over a landscape dominated by the complex hydrology of the South Florida interior in the late 1950s. Located on the boundary between Hendry and Collier counties, the area is defined by a mosaic of seasonal wetlands and elevated hammocks known locally as islands. Water moves through the terrain via Lime Slough and Hooper Slough, threading between distinctive high ground such as Wild Cow Island and Butterfly Island. The 1958 topography, derived from 1951 aerial photography, captures the region before significant drainage alterations or industrial agriculture, showing only a few scattered features like a Flowing Well and narrow unimproved roads that navigate the edges of Dog Island and Grasshopper Island.