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1936 Map of Farley

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Farley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Tennessee River Wheeler Reservoir dominates this 1936 landscape, a critical record of the Tennessee Valley Authority's early transformation of the region. The map captures the area shortly after the reservoir's creation, showing the Wheeler Reservation Boundary following the river’s curves through Madison, Morgan, and Marshall Counties. On the northern banks, the settlements of Farley and Whitesburg are established along Alabama State Highway No 38, while the Old Chattanooga and St Louis Railroad tracks trace the valley's industrial connections.

Local history is preserved in the numerous family landmarks and rural institutions, such as Gaines Chapel, Laceys Cemetery, and the Broomfield School. South of the river, Laceys Spring sits at the foot of the Whitesburg Mountains, surrounded by several distinctive sinkhole ponds like North Lipscomb Pond. The presence of the Old Chickasaw Boundary and the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railroad (Abandoned) provides specific evidence of former administrative lines and shifted transportation routes in mid-century Alabama.