1950s Maps of Sandy Springs, 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 Chamblee, 1956 Print

   

   1954 Chamblee

   1956 Print · USGS

   DeKalb and Fulton counties are caught in a moment of rapid post-war growth during the mid-fifties, just as the expressway begins to reshape the landscape. Researchers can trace the footprints of the U S Naval Reservation Atlanta Air Station, Oglethorpe Univ, and old family landmarks like Winters Chapel Cem.

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7. 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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10. 1955 Map of Sandy Springs, 1957 Print

    

    1955 Sandy Springs

    1957 Print · USGS

    The northern edge of Atlanta and the banks of the Chattahoochee meet during a period of suburban transformation in the mid-fifties. Genealogists and local historians can trace family land via Heards Cem or locate community centers like the Powers Ferry Road Sch and Sardis Ch.

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13. 1956 Map of Mountain Park, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Mountain Park

    1957 Print · USGS

    North Georgia in the mid-fifties remains a world of country churches and winding rural roads across the Cobb and Cherokee county lines. Trace family history through landmarks like Wesley Chapel, the Mountain View Sch, and the old crossing at Arnold Mill.

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16. 1956 Map of Roswell, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Roswell

    1957 Print · USGS

    Northern Fulton County in the mid-fifties remains a world of quiet crossroads and rural parishes before the modern expansion. Researchers can trace ancestral locations at Crabapple, Newtown, and Lebanon Ch, or locate the County Prison Camp and Rock Quarry.

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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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