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1953 Map of Lake June In Winter

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Lake June In Winter
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Lake June in Winter dominates the landscape of this Highlands County region, surrounded by a complex network of smaller lakes and wetlands as they appeared in the early 1950s with updates through the early 1970s. The settlement of Hen Scratch sits to the west of the larger lake, near a primitive Landing Strip that suggests the rural and aerial survey activity of the era. The terrain transitions from the dense vegetation of Hog Island Hammock to the open waters and marshy fringes of Fisheating Creek and Jones Gully.

Hydrographic patterns are particularly detailed, showing numerous named bodies of water such as Lake Francis, Lake Carrie, and the subdivided Center Lake Nellie and Southeast Lake Nellie. This survey provides a record of the shoreline and drainage before significant modern development, preserving the local nomenclature for these Florida wetlands and the small citrus-growing and ranching communities that defined the area mid-century.