2015 Map of Fort Drum SW

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Indian Town Hammock and a series of named islands of vegetation known locally as hammocks define this landscape in Okeechobee County. These features, including Turkey Roost Hammock, Crosby Hammock, and Padgett Hammock, rise slightly above the surrounding wetlands, providing critical dry ground in an area otherwise dominated by water. The land's natural drainage is organized through a network of sloughs, such as Sevenmile Slough and Twelvemile Slough, which snake through the terrain. A rigid grid of rural roads, including NW 300th St and NW 160th Ave, cuts across the natural hydrology, reflecting the modern management of this cattle-ranching and wilderness region. The nomenclature of features like Fourteenmile Hammock and Twelvemile Hammock suggests distances along historical travel routes through the Florida interior.