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1986 Map of Fort Pierce

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Fort Pierce
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Fort Pierce and the burgeoning Atlantic coast dominate this mid-1980s topographic-bathymetric survey, showing the intensive drainage and transportation networks that reshaped Southeast Florida. The landscape is defined by the rigid geometry of the Belcher Canal and St Lucie Canal, which link the vast waters of Lake Okeechobee to the coast. Along the eastern shoreline, the Indian River separates the mainland from barrier islands like Hutchinson Island and Jupiter Island, protected in part by the Jensen Beach to Jupiter Inlet Aquatic Preserve.

Inland, the sprawling Allapattah Flats contrast with established agricultural and rail-oriented settlements like Indiantown and White City. The map documents the infrastructure of the era, including the Florida East Coast Railway and the Seaboard Coast Line, which facilitated the movement of goods and people through this transition zone between the Everglades and the sea. Smaller communities like Cypress Quarters and the Evergreen Cem provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing the region's mid-century expansion.