1956 Map of Telegraph Swamp NW

About this map

Telegraph Swamp dominates this landscape in southern Florida, its wetlands and marshes mapped in high detail via 1956 planetable surveys. The terrain is characterized by an intricate network of intermittent water bodies and cypress strands typical of the region's interior before significant modern drainage projects. An Old Railroad Grade cuts across the southern portion of the quadrangle, serving as a primary cultural landmark and indicating an era of earlier industrial activity or resource extraction that has since transitioned. This 1950s survey provides a precise record of the natural hydrology and early infrastructure in Charlotte County, where surveying was still heavily reliant on physical planetable work to capture the subtle elevation changes of the Florida flatwoods.