1985 Map of West Palm Beach
USGS Topo · Published 1986About this map
Lake Okeechobee and its vast network of reclamation canals define the western landscape of this mid-1980s survey. The map illustrates the intensive agricultural geometry surrounding Belle Glade, Pahokee, and Clewiston, where the St Lucie Canal and the Coast Line railroad served the regional economy. This inland grid contrasts sharply with the preserved wetlands of the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Conservation Area No 1 and the J. W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area. Along the Atlantic coast, the urbanization of the Gold Coast is fully realized from Juno Beach south through West Palm Beach and Lake Worth. The inclusion of bathymetric contours in the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Worth lagoon provides a rare look at the underwater topography of the Jupiter Inlet and offshore shoals during this period of significant coastal development.
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