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1984 Map of Eclectic

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Eclectic
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Eclectic serves as the primary hub in this central Alabama landscape, shown here in the mid-1980s. The town's grid is anchored by Castleberry Park and the local High Sch, while the surrounding countryside is defined by an intricate network of waterways including Channahatchee Creek and Chubbehatchee Creek. To the northeast, the jagged shoreline of Lake Martin creates a complex geography of inlets and named points such as Neros Point and Pine Point.

Rural life is marked by numerous crossroads and community landmarks, from the settlement at Seman to various country churches like Halls Chapel and Mt Hebron Ch. The map captures the social fabric of the era through sites like Kamp Kiwanis Girl Scout Camp on Mariner Island and the scattered family cemeteries such as Bullard Cem. Evidence of local industry appears in the form of a Quarry and the prominent Transmission Lines that cut across the southern terrain.