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1966 Map of Ben Hur

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Ben Hur
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Ben Hur and several small rural settlements dot this Limestone County landscape, connected by a network of local roads and prominent utility corridors including a major Pipeline. The terrain is defined by the drainage patterns of Christmas Creek and Big Elm Creek, with the elevated Honest Ridge rising along the eastern edge of the survey. The mapping reveals a transition from these low-lying creek beds to the prominent rise of Horn Hill in the east.

Local history and genealogy researchers will find several scattered burial grounds such as Horn Hill Cem and Nus Cem, which serve as quiet markers of the community's mid-century footprint. Small industrial and infrastructure footprints are also evident, from the Quarry near Horn Hill to a solitary Radio Tower and power Substation, illustrating the rural electrification and communication progress of the era.