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1952 Map of Lake Arbuckle SE

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Lake Arbuckle SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Avon Park Bombing Range dominates this landscape in Highlands County, showcasing a mid-century military installation integrated into the native Florida wetlands. The terrain is defined by a complex network of waterways, where Arbuckle Creek meanders along the western boundary and the Avon Park Air Force Base footprint extends into the northern reaches.

Insight into the local hydrology is evident through unique place names like Submarine Lake and Bonny Bloom Pond, while the presence of the Bombing Range Boundary illustrates the specific land use during the early 1950s. The map traces smaller tributaries such as Morgan Hole Creek, Wildcat Branch, and Carter Creek, which feed into the larger marsh systems like the Cypress Slash. This survey preserves the geography of the range before later 20th-century developments altered the surrounding rural landscape.