1951 Map of Anchorage

About this map

Harrods Creek and its many tributaries, including South Fork Harrods Creek and Wolfpen Branch, carve a complex drainage pattern across this section of northern Jefferson County. The landscape in the early 1950s is defined by a high concentration of institutional landmarks, notably the State Hospital at Lakeland, the Kentucky Military Institute, and the St Thomas Orphanage. These sprawling campuses, alongside the Childrens Home and Ormsby Village, suggest a period where the rural fringes of the county served as a primary location for large-scale social and educational facilities.