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2018 Map of Murdock NE

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Murdock NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The interior wetland systems of Florida’s Gulf Coast define this landscape where the boundaries of Sarasota, Manatee, and DeSoto counties converge. The hydrology of the region is dominated by Wildcat Slough and the Big Slough Canal, drainage features that cut through the low-lying terrain. To the northwest, the Messer Sawgrass suggests the original sawgrass prairie character of the land before modern water management.

Large landholdings and ranching history are evident through the naming of corridors like Longino Ranch Rd and Walton Ranch Rd Tampensi Trl. Traces of the region's early naval stores industry are preserved in the road names, specifically Turpentine Still Rd and Catface Ridge Rd, which references the "catface" scarring on pine trees during resin collection. This network of rural routes, including Sugarbowl Rd and Daughtrey Rd, provides a clear view of the agricultural and ranching infrastructure within the Myakka River watershed area in the late 2010s.