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1981 Map of Elizabethtown

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Elizabethtown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Fort Knox Military Reservation dominates the northern landscape of this Central Kentucky region, where the steep escarpments of Muldraugh Ridge give way to the complex drainage of the Salt River and Rolling Fork. The 1981 survey reveals a landscape deeply connected to heritage and natural preservation, anchored by the Lincoln Memorial National Historic Site near Hodgenville and the expansive Bernheim Forest.

Major transportation corridors like the Blue Grass Parkway and Western Kentucky Parkway intersect near Elizabethtown, facilitating movement across the ridgelines and through the knobs. Regional rail lines, including the Louisville and Nashville and Illinois Central Gulf, reflect the industrial and logistics network of the early eighties. The map also records smaller communities such as Athertonville, Gleanings, and Colesburg, alongside significant sites like the Lebanon National Cemetery and Lincoln Homestead State Park.