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1952 Map of Fort Kissimmee

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Fort Kissimmee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Fort Kissimmee stands as a focal point along the winding course of the Kissimmee River in this early 1950s survey. The landscape is defined by the unique Florida topography of sloughs and hammocks—elevated islands of vegetation such as Rodgers Hammock, Mc Guire Hammock, and Mosquito Hammock that rise above the surrounding wetlands. To the west, the Avon Park Bombing Range occupies a significant portion of the territory, its boundary cutting across the marshes.

Genealogists and local historians will find the Fort Kissimmee Cem and the nearby Gaging Station useful for locating early settlement activity before mid-century hydraulic changes. The drainage patterns of Starvation Slough, Gum Slough, and Bilt Bay illustrate the natural hydrology of the area at the time of the field check in 1952, prior to the channelization of the river. The map also clearly delineates the border between Highlands Co and Okeechobee Co.