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1964 Map of Farley

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Farley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Redstone Arsenal dominates the western landscape of this mid-1960s Madison County survey, where the expanding military reservation meets the older agricultural and river-dependent settlements along the Tennessee River. The presence of Rocket Siding and a pumping station along the riverbank underscores the industrialization occurring south of Huntsville during the space race era. To the east, the steep elevations of Green Mountain and Mathis Mountain provide a sharp contrast to the developed corridors of the Louisville and Nashville railroad and Memorial Parkway Highway 231.

Genealogists will find a dense concentration of family burial grounds and small congregations, including Lacey Cem, Davidson Cem, and Parks Chapel. The map captures the river's transition into Wheeler Lake, detailing local landmarks such as Hobbs Island and the Alabama State Docks Terminal at Whitesburg, which served as critical points for commerce and transport before the modern suburban expansion of the region.