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1996 Map of Equality

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Equality
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

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The Saline River and its North Fork define the drainage of this Gallatin County landscape, where the flat river bottoms meet the rising elevations of the Wild Cat Hills and Gold Hill. This area is characterized by a legacy of resource extraction, visible in the numerous Strip Mines and several Reclaimed Strip Mines that mark the terrain near Eagle Creek. A distinctive historical landmark is the Negro Spring Salt Well, situated just north of the Shawnee National Forest boundary, pointing to the region's early industrial history in salt production.

Small rural settlements such as Equality, Lawler, and Leamington serve as anchors for the surrounding agricultural and forested lands. Genealogists will find a high density of family and community burial sites, including Elmwood Cem, Barnett Cem, and Lawler Cem. The topography is further broken by numerous named hollows like Poplar Hollow and Sugarcamp Hollow, illustrating the complex drainage patterns feeding into the larger river system.