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1945 Map of Lake Worth

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Lake Worth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Lake Osborne and the winding Intracoastal Waterway define the coastal geography of this mid-century Florida survey. The map details the rapid postwar expansion of the Gold Coast, showing a dense network of suburban developments such as Palm Springs, Atlantis, and Greenacres City moving inland from the established shore. This era captures the transition of the region from a citrus and railroad corridor to a vacation and residential hub, with transportation infrastructure provided by the Seaboard Coast Line and Florida East Coast railroads.

Along the barrier island, communities like South Palm Beach, Manalapan, and Ocean Ridge are shown perched between the lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean. Aviation history is noted at the Palm Beach County Airpark, while the inclusion of bathymetric data provides a rare underwater view of the shelf near Boynton Inlet. Smaller beach colonies like Briny Breezes and Gulf Stream reflect the varied social character of the coastline during the mid-to-late 20th century.