Everglades National Park dominates the western half of this Florida landscape, where the vast wetlands of The Everglades meet the encroaching agricultural and residential grid of Miami-Dade County. The transition is marked by a series of north-south avenues and lateral drainage structures, including the Princeton Canal Number C-102 and Mowry Canal Number C-103. In the north, Lake Chekika sits near Grossman Hammock and Grossman Ridge, providing a rare elevation change in the otherwise level terrain. The eastern section shows a mix of farming and aviation, with several small landing strips such as Richards Field and The Wright Place Airport situated alongside groves and nurseries. To the south, the Miami Homestead General Aviation airport highlights the importance of light aircraft in this corner of the state, where long-established thoroughfares like Hainlin Mill Dr and Silver Palm Dr cross the rural landscape.
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1949 · South Miami NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1949 · Goulds
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1950 · Homestead
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · South Miami NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1956 · Goulds
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1956 · Grossman Hammock
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1956 · Homestead
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1956 · Royal Palm Ranger Station
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1956 · Miami
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Miami
USGS Topo · 1:250,000