1953 Map of Fort Kissimmee SE

About this map

Old Railroad Grade and the Peavine Trail run north-to-south through this expansive Okeechobee County landscape, indicating a history of transit and resource extraction in a region dominated by wetlands. Surveyed in the early 1950s, the terrain is defined by complex drainage systems such as Sevenmile Slough and Duck Slough, which weave through numerous cypress ponds and marshy depressions. The presence of the Dead Pine Island Marsh in the northeast sector highlights the isolated hummocks and islands typical of the Florida interior. This period of mapping by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the land before significant modern development, preserving the footprint of early inland infrastructure and the natural hydrology of the Kissimmee River basin area.