
Red Mountain and Shades Mountain form the topographic backbone of this Jefferson County landscape, where the southern reaches of Birmingham meet the sprawling suburban expansion of Homewood, Vestavia Hills, and Hoover. The map documents a complex geography of ridge-and-valley terrain, notably defined by Shades Valley and the course of Shades Creek. Large-scale institutional footprints like Samford University and the expansive Elmwood Cem stand alongside neighborhood developments such as Edgewood and Blue Ridge Estates.
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1889 · Birmingham
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1890 · Bessemer
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1892 · Birmingham
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1892 · Bessemer
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1895 · Birmingham
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1904 · Birmingham Coal District
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1905 · Bessemer Iron District
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1905 · Leeds
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1906 · Birmingham Special
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1906 · Vandiver
USGS Topo · 1:62,500