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1956 Map of Keentown

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Keentown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The North Fork Manatee River and South Fork Little Manatee River define this rural landscape of eastern Manatee County. Established settlements are sparse, centered primarily around Keentown and the elevation of Bunker Hill, where the Bunker Hill Ch stands as a community landmark. The terrain is a network of watercourses and wetlands, with names like Graveyard Creek, Gilley Creek, and Peacock Br draining the low-lying hammocks.

Aerial photography from 1951 and field surveys from the mid-1950s reveal an era of transition, where section lines and unimproved dirt roads crisscross a landscape dominated by citrus groves and native vegetation like Peacock Hammock. The drainage patterns, including the prominent Moody Branch and Keen Branch, illustrate the hydrological complexity of the Florida interior before major modern development altered these headwaters.