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1964 Map of Baldwin

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Baldwin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Alto and Baldwin serve as the primary rail-oriented hubs along the Southern line in this mid-1960s survey of the Georgia foothills. The landscape is characterized by a dense network of country churches and family cemeteries, including Mt Zion Ch, Mt Sinai Ch, and Wynn Cem, indicating a deeply rooted rural community structure. Notable institutional presence is found at the State Industrial Institute south of Alto, while the eastern portion of the map transitions into the protected timberlands of the Chattahoochee National Forest.

Water plays a central role in the topography, from the headwaters of the Hudson River and its Wilson Shoals to the smaller drainages of Little Mud Creek and Wolfpen Branch. The intersection of Habersham, Banks, and Hall counties creates a complex administrative boundary near the settlement of Hollingsworth, where the terrain rises toward Chenocetah Mtn in the northeast. This map illustrates the post-war balance between traditional agricultural land use and emerging state infrastructure.