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1956 Map of Eidson Lake

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Eidson Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The Leon River winds through the heart of Hamilton County, shaping the local geography as it flows past the substantial reservoir at Eidson Lake. In the mid-1950s, this landscape preserved a deep local history through its family and community landmarks, including the Providence Ch and several burial grounds such as Massingill Cem, Gentry Cem, and Preacher Cem. The presence of a Well and a Pipeline indicates the rural infrastructure of the period, while numerous gravel pits point to the local extractive industry.

Transportation patterns on the sheet reveal a shift in regional connectivity, marked by the Old Memorial Highway and a defunct Old Railroad Grade. These routes run alongside the drainage of Mesquite Creek, illustrating how topographic features like Long Point and the Twin Mountains dictated early road and rail placement. The confluence of Indian Creek, Fall Creek, and Little Egg Cr into the river basin further defines this agricultural and pastoral terrain.