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1955 Map of Fort Benning

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Fort Benning
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The Fort Benning Military Reservation dominates the landscape of the Georgia-Alabama border in the mid-1950s, centered on the strategic bend of the Chattahoochee River. The installation features a dense network of cantonment areas, training grounds, and the aviation hub at Lawson Field. Educational and community infrastructure is visible through markers like Faith Sch and an extensive Hospital complex.

The eastern portion of the map is defined by a dense cluster of named ridges and summits, including Rivet Ridge and Strickland Ridge, which funnel drainage into waterways like McMurrin Branch and Harps Creek. Along the river, historical access points such as Bon Acre Landing and Eddy Landing mark the transition between the managed military landscape and the winding river bottomlands. This survey illustrates the post-war expansion of the base and its integration with the local topography of Chattahoochee and Russell counties.