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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 serves as the focal point of this orthophotomosaic, situated where the Caloosahatchee Canal exits the southwestern shore of Lake Okeechobee. The landscape is defined by extensive water management engineering, including the massive Herbert Hoover Dyke and the Old Moore Haven Canal. Settlement patterns are concentrated along these waterways and the Seaboard Coast Line railroad, featuring local neighborhoods like Washington Park and institutional landmarks such as St Josephs Ch and the Booker T Washington Sch.

South of the city, the land transitions into a strictly gridded agricultural expanse crisscrossed by drainage features like the Ninemile Canal. Small named agricultural hubs such as Benbow and Whidden Corner appear amidst the fields, while the natural marshy expanse of Lake Hicpochee remains visible to the west. This 1970 record captures the region's total transformation from Everglades wetlands into a highly controlled industrial and agricultural system.