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1944 Map of Plant City

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Plant City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Plant City anchors the southwestern corner of this mid-century survey, a landscape defined by the intersection of the Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line railroads. The map reveals a transition from the developing urban grid of the city to the expansive marshlands of Wiggins Prairie and the winding course of Itchepackesassa Creek. Local life is recorded through a network of rural hubs such as Youmans and Midway, alongside numerous spiritual centers including Enon Church and New Hope Ch.

Aerial photography from the early 1940s captures the importance of aviation in this era, prominently featuring Drane Field and a separate Airfield nearby. The survey precisely documents the Hillsborough and Polk county line, where small communities like Winston and Galloway sit amidst a complex hydrology of branch creeks and unnamed ponds, illustrating the agricultural and swampy character of the region during the World War II years.