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1900 Map of Anniston

Name: 1900 Topographic Map of Anniston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1910
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1910

About this map

Anniston serves as the industrial and transportation anchor for this late nineteenth-century survey, situated at the confluence of several major rail lines including the Southern Railway and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. The landscape is defined by the steep ridges of the Choccolocco Mountains and Beasley Mountain, which separate valley settlements like Jacksonville and Alexandria from the timber and mineral lands to the east.

Rural life at the turn of the century is marked by local landmarks such as Whitesides Mill and Silly Creek Church, while the presence of Fowler Ferry and Evans Bridge highlights the critical crossings of the Coosa River and Tallapoosa River. Geologists and local historians can trace the early footprint of Oxford Lake and vanished station stops like Millie and Laney along the winding rail corridors that fueled the region's iron and textile boom.