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1953 Map of Fellsmere SW

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Fellsmere SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

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St Johns Marsh dominates this mid-century landscape on the border of Brevard and Indian River County, where the wet prairies of the St. Johns River headwaters were undergoing intensive water management. The survey documents a transitioning environment where natural wetlands meet a rigid grid of agricultural infrastructure, characterized by an extensive network of Levee systems and Spoil Banks.

Several instances of a Flowing Well appear in the northern section, indicating the tapping of artesian aquifers for land use. To the south, the waters of Blue Cypress Lake mark the edge of the deeper marsh. Scattered landmarks such as a isolated Silo and multiple Floodgates illustrate the engineering efforts of the U.S. Corps of Engineers and the Geological Survey to control the drainage and water flow in this humid Florida interior during the early 1950s.