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1956 Map of Winter Garden

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Winter Garden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The south shore of Lake Apopka defines this citrus-growing region of Central Florida during the mid-1950s. The dense settlement of Winter Garden and the nearby town of Ocoee are prominent, connected by the competing tracks of the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Air Line railroads. This era showcases a landscape of agricultural utility mixed with early suburban growth, where small communities like Tildenville and Oakland are surrounded by an incredible density of named water bodies, including Johns Lake and Black Lake.

Cultural and educational development is evident in the presence of several schools, such as Dillard Street Sch and Lakeview High Sch, alongside local landmarks like the Drive-in Theater and Gaging Station. For genealogists, the map provides precise locations for the Winter Garden Cemetery, Ocoee Cem, and the Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, capturing the community's structural footprint just as the region began its rapid late-century expansion.