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1968 Map of Dawson Springs

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Dawson Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Dawson Springs sits at the heart of this landscape where the Tradewater River winds through the hills of Western Kentucky. This era shows the community at a crossroads of infrastructure, anchored by the Illinois Central Railroad and the newly developed Western Kentucky Toll Parkway. To the south, the recently established Lake Beshear dominates the terrain, its shoreline reaching toward Paradise Point and the Pennyrile State Forest.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the rural outskirts, from the Outwood Hospital complex to scattered country sanctuaries like Walnut Grove Ch and Mt Hebron Ch. The map captures a transition from traditional river-and-rail industry to modern recreation and conservation, evidenced by the University of Kentucky 4-H Camp and the expansive Jones-Keeney Wildlife Management Area spanning the Hopkins and Caldwell county lines.