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1970 Map of Moore Haven

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

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Moore Haven sits at the vital junction of Lake Okeechobee and the Okeechobee Waterway, serving as a gateway for both maritime and rail traffic in the early 1970s. The landscape is defined by the massive engineering of the Herbert Hoover Dyke and an intricate network of canals including the Caloosahatchee Canal and Rim Canal, which managed water levels for the surrounding agricultural fields.

Community life is anchored by Washington Park and local institutions such as St Josephs Ch and Booker T Washington Sch. To the south, the map reveals the transition into the muck lands of the Everglades, showing the Ninemile Canal crossing the Glades Co Hendry Co line. Smaller settlements like Benbow and Whidden Corner are visible alongside the tracks of the Seaboard Coast Line, highlighting the area's dependence on both water and rail for transporting goods from the surrounding industrial and farming operations.