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1973 Map of Melaleuca Head

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Melaleuca Head
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

Melaleuca Airboat Trail and several other specialized watercraft paths weave through this orthophotomap of the central Florida Everglades. The landscape is dominated by the Conservation Area No 3A, part of the larger Everglades Wildlife Management Area. This specific 1970s survey illustrates a region where water levels are managed by human intervention, as noted by the water impounded periodically in this area.

Remote tree islands or hammocks like Melaleuca Head stand out against the patterned vegetation of the wetlands. Evidence of human presence in this otherwise watery expanse is sparse, noted primarily by the site of Jessie Willies. The network of transit is defined entirely by water, with the Holiday Airboat Trail, South Airboat Trail, and generic Airboat Trail markings providing the only navigable routes through the sawgrass and sloughs.