1956 Map of Limestone

About this map

Horse Creek meanders through the center of this South Florida landscape, defining a wide basin of wetlands and hammocks along the boundary of Hardee and De Soto Counties. The settlement pattern in the mid-1950s follows the north-south corridor of the CSX railroad, which links the small communities of Limestone, Kinsey, and Lansing. These rural outposts are characterized by small churches and schools that served the local agricultural and timbering families, such as Lily Ch in the north and Oak Hill Ch near the southern edge of the survey.