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1955 Map of Fort Benning

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Fort Benning
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Fort Benning Military Reservation dominates this mid-century landscape along the border of Georgia and Alabama. The post's infrastructure is clearly visible, featuring the Armory, Hospital, and the extensive airfield at Lawson Field, complete with its Control Tower. Educational and spiritual life on the base is represented by the Faith Sch. The surrounding terrain is a dense network of ridges and hills named for local figures or descriptive traits, including Riche Hill, Thompson Hill, and Strickland Ridge.

The Chattahoochee River serves as the primary geographic divider, with Bee Acre Landing and Cody Landing marking points of river access. To the west, the Central of Georgia railroad cuts through the terrain near the winding Uchee Creek. Further east, the landscape is defined by smaller water features like Harps Pond and numerous drainages such as Gilbert Creek and McMurrin Branch that feed into the river system.