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1954 Map of Eddyville

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Eddyville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Cumberland River carves a deep path through this mid-century Lyon County landscape, just before the creation of Lake Barkley fundamentally altered the river's course and the shoreline of Eddyville. This survey documents the town in its riverfront era, featuring the prominent State Penitentiary and Dam and Lock 38 along the bend. To the west, the community of Kuttawa is a focal point of activity, served by the Illinois Central railroad and home to the Kuttawa Sch and the Kuttawa Springs Swimming Pool.

The map reveals a transition from industrial and institutional sites to the protected natural spaces of the Kentucky Woodlands Wildlife Refuge in the south. Rural life is anchored by family-named springs like Pigeon Gray Spring and community centers such as Cross Road Ch and Glenn Chapel. From the Fairview Lookout Tower to the local Drive In Theater, the sheet preserves the layout of these river towns before modern inundation changed their geography forever.