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1967 Map of Royal Palm Ranger Station SE

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Royal Palm Ranger Station SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

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Everglades National Park dominates this south Florida landscape, where the transition from sawgrass prairie to mangrove-lined drainage systems is captured in vivid detail. This 1967 orthophotomap emphasizes the hydrologic importance of Taylor Slough, a critical freshwater artery that feeds into the southern reaches of the park. The map reveals the intricate natural patterns of the wet season flow alongside the stark, man-made intervention of Canal 111, which cuts through the northeastern portion of the sheet near Dawal 2.

Northwest of the canal system, Paradise Key rises as a significant island of vegetation within the slough, illustrating the unique hammock ecosystems characteristic of the region. As a record of the late 1960s, the map documents the infrastructure and water management features, including a specific Gate location, that began to redefine the sheet's southern boundary and the flow of water into the Florida Bay basin.