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1956 Map of Dry Valley

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Dry Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Dry Valley defines the central topography of this mid-century landscape, nestled between the heights of Phifer Mountain and Goulden Mountain. The map reveals a robust network of community institutions, including the Stone Seminary and numerous rural schools like Bohannon Sch and Mt Herman Sch. These points of assembly, combined with several churches such as Caney Fork Ch and Robinson Chapel, illustrate the social fabric of the Putnam and White County borderlands during this era.

Hydrological features like the Falling Water River and the winding course of Post Oak Creek dictate the settlement patterns, while smaller coves like Hunter Cove and Burgess Cove provided sheltered land for agricultural use. The presence of a Lookout tower on the southern ridge and a Quarry near the eastern border indicates the area's ongoing use for forestry management and resource extraction as the landscape transitioned into the late 1970s.