1957 Map of Florida

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Florida sits at the center of this 1957 revision, surrounded by a dense network of agricultural estates and specialized schools in the central highlands of Puerto Rico. The landscape is defined by the transition from the Sabana Hoyos limestone plains to the interior cordillera, where the Río Grande de Manatí carves through the terrain. This era shows a high concentration of named haciendas, such as Hacienda San José and Hacienda Piedra Gorda, which were central to the region's coffee and sugar-based economy before later industrial shifts.