1954 Map of Choccolocco

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The Fort McClellan Military Reservation dominates the northwestern portion of this mid-century landscape, its boundary cutting across complex terrain near Foster Mountain and Frederick Hill. To the east, the Talladega National Forest creates a contrast of protected woodland, while the central valley serves as a corridor for the Southern railroad and the winding Choccolocco Creek. Small agricultural and rural settlements like Choccolocco, White Plains, and DeArmanville are scattered along the valley floor, linked by local telephone lines such as the Rymer Telephone Line. Researchers will find numerous family-named landmarks and local burial sites, including Hanna Cem and Hudson Cem, alongside remnants of local industry like the Whitesides Mill and scattered Gravel Pit operations. The presence of Iron City and the New Prospect Cem near the rail line reflects the region’s development as a rural transit hub before later suburbanization.