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1952 Map of Lake Arbuckle SW

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Lake Arbuckle SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Sebring and Avon Park anchor this early 1950s survey of the Florida ridge country, where citrus groves and town sites are interspersed with an extensive network of freshwater lakes. The landscape is defined by its transit corridors, specifically the competing routes of the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Air Line railroads, which facilitated the region's agricultural and tourist growth. In the northern reaches, a Clay Pit and Pumping Sta suggest the local industrial activity of the era, while the Fish Hatchery (Abandoned) near Lakemont points to shifting land uses.

Local history is preserved in the location of Lakeside Cem and Pinecrest Cem near Dinner Lake. The map details numerous named water bodies that shaped the community layout, from the large Lake Lotela and Lake Sebring to smaller features like Counterfeit Lake and Grassy Pond. This record captures a moment when the central Florida highlands were well-established but before the major modern expansions of later decades.