1972 Map of Lake Ingraham East

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Everglades National Park dominates this 1970s orthophotomap, showing the intricate tidal and freshwater systems of Monroe County near the southern tip of the Florida mainland. The landscape is defined by the massive Lake Ingraham and the protruding shoreline of Cape Sable, where the Gulf of Mexico meets the sheltered waters of Florida Bay. This orthophoto format, derived from 1971 aerial photography, provides a rare look at the precise vegetation patterns and water channels of the marshland before modern sea-level changes significantly altered these coastal margins.