1954 Map of Weekiwachee Springs

About this map

Weekiwachee Springs serves as the focal point for this mid-century portrait of Hernando County, where the freshwater discharge feeds the westward-flowing Weekiwachee River. The landscape transition from the dry, sandy uplands of the east to the tidally influenced Chassahowitzka Swamp is documented with precision. To the north, the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge dominates the coastline, preserving a complex of marshes and creek systems like Mud Salt Creek. Settlement is concentrated at the small community of Berkeley in the south, while the interior is punctuated by numerous named water bodies including Tooke Lake, Whitehurst Pond, and Grear Hope Pond. This survey, compiled from 1951 aerial photography, illustrates the Gulf Coast's natural hydrology and early roadway network before the extensive suburban development of later decades.