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1995 Map of Fortymile Bend

Name: 1995 Topographic Map of Fortymile Bend
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

The Miccosukee Indian Reservation and surrounding wetlands define this 1995 landscape, where family-named camps and homesteads are scattered across the hammocks. Indigenous presence is woven throughout the map, with landmarks such as Smallpox Tommies Seminole Village, Pete Oseolas Farm, and Jimmie Tigers Farm established among the sawgrass. These settlements are often localized on elevated ground, like Jack Clay Hammock or Miccosukee Tribe Island, linked by a complex network of Airboat Trails.

Large-scale infrastructure cuts through the environment at Fortymile Bend, where the Tamiami Trail and Tamiami Canal run parallel. The map also captures the Dade-Collier Transition and Training Airport on the western edge, a massive facility situated within the Big Cypress National Preserve. From the Old Burying Ground to the Miccosukee Sch, the sheet documents a specific era of habitation and land use within the broader Everglades National Park.