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1954 Map of Weeki Wachee Spring

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Weeki Wachee Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Weeki Wachee Spring serves as the focal point of this coastal Florida landscape, where freshwater systems meet the vast expanse of the Chassahowitzka Swamp and the Weeki Wachee Swamp. The hydrology of the region is intricately detailed, showing the Weeki Wachee River flowing westward toward the Gulf, alongside numerous named basins like Great Hope Pond, Tooke Lake, and the curiously named Coon Wallow.

Settlement patterns reflect mid-century growth and leisure, with the community of Berkeley and a trailer park situated near the major roadway. The inclusion of purple-tinted photorevised areas indicates significant suburban expansion and land development that occurred between the original 1953-1954 surveys and the 1988 update. This layering reveals the transformation of Florida's hammocks and wetlands into residential tracts, including several areas designated for a golf course.