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1970 Map of Lakeport

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Lakeport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

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Fisheating Creek meanders through a complex landscape of wetlands and archaeological importance in this 1970 orthophotomap. The settlement of Lakeport sits near the Rim Canal, serving as a gateway to the vast Cowbone Marsh and Sixmile Marsh. This area is defined by the heavy water management infrastructure of the Herbert Hoover Dyke, which reshaped the northern Everglades drainage patterns.

Evidence of ancient occupation is scattered across the landscape, notably at Fort Centre and several Indian Mounds found within the Nicodemus Slough and Gator Slough systems. These features, along with the Brighton Indian Reservation, highlight the enduring human presence in the hammocks and sloughs. Transportation is marked by the Seaboard Coast Line railroad and local thoroughfares like Snakepens Road, cutting through the natural transitions of Saddle Hammock and Boar Hammock.