1953 Map of Lake June In Winter

About this map

Lake June in Winter dominates this Florida landscape, a massive water body surrounded by a network of smaller lakes and wetlands characteristic of the Highlands area. Surveyed in the early 1950s with photogrammetric revisions from 1972, the map shows a period of shifting land use, with a Golf Course and a Landing Strip appearing alongside traditional terrain features like Hog Island Hammock and Hen Scratch. The hydrology of the region is intricately detailed, from the flowing Josephine Creek and Fisheating Creek to clusters of smaller basins such as Persimmon Lake, Red Water Lake, and the trio of Center, Northwest, and Southeast Lake Nellie. The southern portion of the sheet shows the expanding City Boundary of Lake Placid, reflecting the mid-century growth of this citrus and retirement hub before more intensive modern development altered the shoreline further.