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1952 Map of Lake Arbuckle SW

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

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Avon Park and northern Sebring anchor this citrus-belt landscape, characterized by an immense concentration of freshwater lakes. The topography reveals a complex hydrological network where large bodies like Lake Jackson and Lake Lotela dominate the southern and central terrain. Economic activity is evidenced by a clay pit near Pioneer Lake and a powerplant on the western shore of Lake Lotela.

Infrastructure in the early 1950s was defined by the Seaboard Coast Line railroad, which skirts the eastern edges of several lakes, including Lake Letta. Cultural landmarks such as Lakeside Cem and Pinecrest Cem provide specific points of interest for genealogists, while the abandoned fish hatchery near the railroad grade offers a glimpse into earlier land use patterns before the mid-century residential expansion indicated by purple photorevised updates.