1971 Map of Key West

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Key West is captured here as a dense urban island surrounded by the complex shoals and channels of the Florida Straits during the early 1970s. The city's grid is dominated by the City Cemetery at its heart and the defensive posture of Fort Taylor on its western tip. This orthophotomap combines traditional topographic lines with aerial imagery, revealing the intense land use and dredging that shaped Fleming Key and the northern U.S. Naval Reservation. Beyond the developed core, the map detail extends to the Key West International Airport and Stock Island, while highlighting the transition to the protected waters of the Key West National Wildlife Refuge. Boaters and historians can trace the intricate bathymetry of the Northwest Channel and Hawk Channel, alongside cultural landmarks like Mallory Dock and the White Street Pier.