1953 Map of Fort Pierce SW

About this map

Port St Lucie takes shape in this mid-century landscape, showing the early infrastructure of St. Lucie County before its massive residential expansion. The map reveals a land defined by water management and transit, where the Florida East Coast rail line and Florida's Turnpike (Toll Road) cut through a terrain of numerous drainage features. A network of engineering projects is evident, including the Rim Ditch, the Header watercourse, and several instances of Spoil Bank and Levee construction. This 1953 survey, with its 1983 revisions, captures a transitional era where agricultural drainage and early aviation, marked by a Landing Field, began to give way to suburban planning. Scattered Flowing Wells suggest the importance of groundwater access in this developing coastal region.