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1962 Map of Cooks Springs

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Cooks Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

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Oak Mountain and Backbone Mountain dominate the physical landscape of this St. Clair County corridor in the early 1960s, a region defined by its prominent ridges and the transportation routes that navigate between them. The Southern Railway cuts through the center of the sheet, connecting settlements like Brompton and Cooks Springs as it follows the valley floor. To the north, the community of Acmar sits near several resource extraction sites including a Gravel Pit and Quarry, reflecting the area's industrial character.

Local history is preserved through scattered landmarks such as Stewarts Crossroads, where the Stewarts Cemetery is located, and the St Clair Nursing Home situated near Luker Lake. The terrain is deeply carved by drainage systems like Kelly Creek and Wolf Creek, with numerous hollows such as Hale Hollow and Jess Hollow tucked into the slopes of Karr Mountain. These features, combined with the presence of Bald Rock Mtn Lookout Tower, illustrate a landscape where human settlement and industry are closely tied to the steep topography of the Appalachian foothills.