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1958 Map of Immokalee NE

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Immokalee NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Collier County and Hendry County divide this landscape of the western Florida Everglades in the late 1950s. The terrain is dominated by a complex network of wetlands and wooded hammocks, where the subtle elevation changes of only a few feet dictate the placement of human activity. The Atlantic Coast Line railroad cuts across the southwestern corner, providing a vital transportation artery through the wetlands to the Gulf Coast.

Evidence of local habitation is sparse, centered on the settlement of Thorp in the northern reaches. The survey captures a moment when large tracts of land remained unsurveyed or were held in private blocks, reflected in the varied grid of land lines. The presence of numerous small, scattered water bodies and dense vegetation zones illustrates the hydrological character of the region before significant modern drainage and development altered the natural flow of the southern Florida interior.