1943 Map of Thonotosassa

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Lake Thonotosassa dominates the eastern half of this 1943 landscape, surrounded by an intricate network of wetlands and citrus groves that defined the region during the mid-century. The Hillsborough River meanders across the northern section, while the Atlantic Coast Line railroad provides a critical transportation spine through the center of the sheet. Settlements like Clarkwild and Thonotosassa show the early residential and agricultural development patterns of Hillsborough County before the massive suburban expansion of later decades.