1956 Map of Limestone

About this map

Pine Level and Limestone anchor this mid-century look at the rural landscape of Florida’s heartland, where the boundary between Hardee and De Soto counties meets a network of slow-moving waterways. The map illustrates a region defined by its reliance on the Seaboard Air Line railroad and the drainage basins of Horse Creek and the Peace R. A notable local landmark is the Oak Hill Sch, marked as abandoned by the mid-1950s, standing near Oak Hill Ch and the settlement of Lansing. These details, alongside churches like Lily Ch, provide a window into the shifting rural population centers of the era. The terrain is a complex of small branches and creeks, including Brandy Branch, Walker Br, and Buzzard Roost Br, which dictate the placement of local roads and farmsteads.