Loading map...

1947 Map of Dunaway Mountain

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Dunaway Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Camp Sibert occupies the northwestern corner of this quadrangle, shown shortly after World War II as an abandoned military installation. The landscape transitions from the developed southern edge of Gadsden and Clubview Heights into the ridge-and-valley topography of Dunaway Mountain. The Coosa River meanders through the center of the sheet, marked by the sites of former crossings such as Listers Ferry and McCardney Ferry, indicating a period of change for river-based transportation as local infrastructure modernized.

Rural life is anchored by a network of country churches and schools, including Old Harmony Ch, Union Hall Ch, and the John S Jones Junior High Sch. Small communities and named junctions like Morgans Crossroads and Markton provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing family locations in this portion of Etowah County. The presence of the Gadsden Municipal Airport and the Southern railroad line reflects the industrial and logistical connections of the late 1940s.