1955 Map of Plant City

About this map

The coastal wetlands and inland citrus corridors of mid-century Central Florida are documented here through the mid-1960s. Along the Gulf of Mexico, the landscape is defined by the intricate salt marshes and keys of the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge and the Anclote National Wildlife Refuge, where the Anclote Keys Lighthouse stands as a sentinel over the sound. Inland, a dense network of freshwater lakes, including Lake Thonotosassa and Lake Panasoffkee, punctuates the terrain between the Withlacoochee River and the Hillsborough River.