1952 Map of Naguabo

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Sugar cane cultivation and coastal defense define the landscape of eastern Puerto Rico in the early 1950s. The region is marked by an extensive infrastructure of agricultural colonies like Colonia Aguas Claras and Colonia El Banco, many of which were serviced by the narrow-gauge industrial lines of the Fajardo Development Co and the Ferrocarril del Este. These rail networks converge near the Estacion Naguabo, illustrating the era's reliance on rail for transporting cane to local centrals.