1950s Maps of Kennesaw, Georgia

1. 1953 Map of Atlanta, 1965 Print

   

   1953 Atlanta

   1965 Print · USGS

   The growing Atlanta metro and the industrial corridors of Eastern Alabama are captured here during the mid-century transition. Researchers can trace the rail-to-road shift through hubs like Anniston and La Grange or locate sites within Fort McClellan.

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4. 1954 Map of Lost Mountain, 1956 Print

   

   1954 Lost Mountain

   1956 Print · USGS

   Cobb County's rural landscape is captured in the mid-1950s, showing a network of country churches and family-named roads before suburban expansion. Genealogists can locate family sites near John McEachern Sch, Corner Ch, and Red Rock.

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7. 1954 Map of Marietta, 1957 Print

   

   1954 Marietta

   1957 Print · USGS

   Cobb County's post-war transition is on full display in the mid-fifties as Marietta expands and the military arrives. Trace family roots and local history near Kennesaw Mountain, Dobbins Air Force Base, and Blackwells.

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10. 1955 Map of Rome

    

    1955 Rome

    1955 Print · USGS

    The tri-state borderlands of Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee appear in the mid-fifties as a landscape of ridge-and-valley industry and river navigation. Genealogists can trace family footprints near Chattanooga, the iron works of Gadsden, and textile towns like Trion or Summerville.

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13. 1956 Map of Kennesaw, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Kennesaw

    1957 Print · USGS

    Cobb and Cherokee counties are captured in the mid-1950s during a period of steady growth along the Louisville and Nashville rail line. Researchers can trace old property boundaries across the 20th District and locate local landmarks like Wooten Lake, Bascomb, and Chastains Lakes.

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16. 1956 Map of Acworth, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Acworth

    1957 Print · USGS

    Acworth and the surrounding Cobb County hills are shown here in the mid-1950s as the reservoir changed the landscape. Trace early roads and community centers like Mars Hill Ch, the Drive-in Theater, and the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis line.

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19. 1957 Map of Atlanta

    

    1957 Atlanta

    1957 Print · USGS

    Atlanta and the Alabama borderlands appear here in the mid-fifties, capturing the region's post-war suburban and industrial transition. Trace the development of early transport hubs and military sites like Fort McPherson, Anniston, and the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park.

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22. 1958 Map of Atlanta

    

    1958 Atlanta

    1958 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Georgia and Alabama are shown in this regional study of the corridor between the Chattahoochee River and the Appalachian foothills. Local historians can trace the development of suburban Atlanta alongside vital landmarks like Stone Mountain, Dobbins AFB, and the Seaboard Air Line rail routes.

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25. 1958 Map of Rome, 1966 Print

    

    1958 Rome

    1966 Print · USGS

    Northwest Georgia and neighboring Tennessee and Alabama are captured here in the late fifties, showcasing a landscape of high ridges and river valleys. Researchers can trace historic rail lines like the Seaboard Air Line RR and explore the bounds of Cloudland Canyon State Park or Fort Oglethorpe.

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