1953 Map of Buckhorn
USGS Topo · Published 1954About this map
The Middle Fork Kentucky River meanders sharply through the deep Cumberland Plateau, defining the social and economic geography of this 1953 survey. The settlement of Buckhorn serves as a local hub near the confluence of Squabble Creek, notable for the presence of Witherspoon College. Upriver, the town of Bowlingtown and the smaller community of Saul appear at a time when local education was decentralized, as evidenced by numerous rural facilities like Bowlingtown School and Opossum Bend School. The landscape is etched with dozens of family-named hollows and branches, including Polly Johnson Branch and Wilder Branch. Early industrial activity is visible at a Strip Mine located north of Buckhorn, while the surrounding terrain rises to prominent heights at Langdon Knob and Buzzard Roost. This record captures the region's traditional mountain life before modernization significantly altered the river valley's isolation.
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