1900 Map of Anniston

About this map

Camp Mc Clellan stands as the central focal point of this survey, overprinted in red to reflect its strategic importance during the era of military expansion following the turn of the century. The surrounding landscape of Anniston and Jacksonville is defined by the heavy presence of the Southern Railway and the Louisville and Nashville RR, which facilitated the regional iron and timber economies. Along the winding Choccolocco Creek, small industrial and agrarian nodes like Whitesides Mill and Beasons Mill appear alongside family-named landmarks such as Mokeley Hill and Ben White Point. To the east, the map details early river crossings like Evans Bridge over the Tallapoosa River and the settlement of Arbacochee, providing a detailed view of eastern Alabama's transition from rural gold-mining districts to a more structured industrial and military corridor.