1973 Map of South of Deem City

About this map

The Everglades Wildlife Management Area and Conservation Area No 3A dominate this 1970s orthophotomap, revealing the intricate water management and transportation patterns of the Florida wetlands. Unlike traditional topographic maps, this image-based survey provides a direct look at the sawgrass and tree islands of the interior. Human activity is marked by a network of specialized routes, including the Airboat Weasel Trail and Airboat North Trail, which reflect the unique navigational requirements of this periodically impounded environment. Infrastructure like the Pipeline, a Toll Road, and the Mud Canal underscore the engineering efforts to control and utilize this landscape. A lone Gaging Sta stands as a point of data collection in an otherwise fluid terrain where water levels are the primary shaping force.