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1957 Map of Albemarle

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Albemarle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Yadkin River and Pee Dee River corridor defines this mid-century landscape, dominated by the hydroelectric reservoirs of Badin Lake and Lake Tillery. At the heart of the region, the city of Albemarle shows significant post-war growth, featuring the Albemarle Airport, a Drive-in Theater, and two radio towers. Industrial and resource-extractive history is visible through the Coggins Mine near Eldorado and the infrastructure of the Badin Dam and Falls Dam.

To the east, the Uwharrie Mountains rise above the riverbanks, protected within Morrow Mountain State Park, which includes prominent peaks like Sugarloaf Mtn and Marrow Mtn. The rural hinterlands are densely populated with family-named churches and small communities such as Palmerville, Whitney, and Tuckertown, all connected by the Southern and Winston-Salem Southbound railroads. These transit lines link the mill sites and agrarian settlements that form the backbone of Stanly and Montgomery counties.