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1956 Map of Fort Pierce

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Fort Pierce
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

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Lake Okeechobee anchors the southern landscape of this mid-century Florida survey, which spans from the citrus-growing interior to the Atlantic Ocean coast. The interior is defined by a vast network of water bodies, including Lake Kissimmee and Lake Istokpoga, separated by the citrus groves and ridge lands surrounding Sebring and Lake Wales. Along the eastern shore, the barrier of Hutchinson Island shields the Indian River, where communities like Vero Beach and Fort Pierce are connected by the Florida East Coast railway.

Military and conservation footprints are notable here, from the large Avon Park Bombing Range in the central highlands to the Brighton Indian Reservation bordering the northern marshes of the great lake. Significant early state parkland is preserved at Highlands Hammock State Park, illustrating the balance between burgeoning 1950s development and the preservation of central Florida's native subtropical environment.