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1962 Map of Fort Lauderdale South

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Fort Lauderdale South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

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Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood exhibit rapid southward expansion in this 1962 survey, with purple revisions from 1969 highlighting the explosive growth of suburbs like Pembroke Pines and Plantation. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of drainage canals and waterways, including the New River and the Dania Cut-Off Canal, which serve both industrial and residential purposes. Along the coast, Port Everglades and its Tank Farm appear as a massive industrial engine, connected by the Florida East Coast and Seaboard Coast Line railroads.

Institutional landmarks are densely plotted, from the University of Florida Field Laboratory to the Riverside Military Academy. For local historians, the transition of land use is visible in labels like Borrow Pits and the numerous named developments such as Hacienda Village and Playland Estates. This survey provides a precise look at the drainage-fed development patterns that transformed the Atlantic coastline during the mid-century boom.