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1949 Map of Port Everglades

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Port Everglades
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

The Atlantic coastline of Broward County is defined by a complex network of barrier islands and tidal inlets just after World War II. The development of Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood is centered on the Intracoastal Waterway, which serves as the primary artery for coastal navigation. At Port Everglades, the deep-water Turning Basin and North Jetty mark a significant era of maritime engineering designed to facilitate heavy shipping traffic.

Maritime and military history is evident through the presence of the U S Naval Res and the U S Coast Guard Res near the mouth of the New River. Further south, the landscape transitions into large mangrove-lined bodies of water like West Lake and North Lake, showing the natural state of the Florida coast before mid-century residential expansion filled much of the wetlands. Local infrastructure is noted by features such as the Dania Cut-Off Canal and the Dania Town Canal, highlighting the early efforts to manage the region's hydrology.