1974 Map of Little Cypress Swamp

About this map

Levee 3 cuts a diagonal line through this orthophotomap, marking the engineered landscape of south Florida during the 1970s. This survey, based on aerial photography from 1971, provides a detailed visual of the terrain along the boundary of Henry Co and Palm Beach Co. The imagery reveals a patchwork of land use where geometric drainage patterns and agricultural plots meet the natural textures of the Florida interior. Human presence is marked by a remote Landing Strip and a Deer Fence, indicating the specialized infrastructure of this rural region. The map captures a transition point where water management and private land lines shape the environment, providing a technical look at the land's modification decades before major contemporary changes reached this specific area.