1957 Map of Augusta West

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The Fort Gordon Military Reservation dominates the southwestern quadrant of this landscape, its boundary marking a sharp divide between the densely wooded training grounds and the expanding suburbs of Augusta. Following the Georgia Railroad and the Gordon Highway through the central corridor, one finds a city in transition. The presence of major institutional hubs like the Veterans Administration Hospital and the State Training School reflects the area's mid-century role as a regional center for medical and civic services. To the north, the terrain around Murphy Hills and Raes Creek shows significant residential development in Forest Hills and Westwick, while the Daniel Field airport anchors the eastern urban edge. Scattered throughout the hills are local landmarks like Gardner Grove Ch and Walker Cem, preserving traces of the community's older rural character amidst the postwar growth.