1969 Map of Fort Gaines NW

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The Indian Treaty Boundary cuts a diagonal path through this 1969 survey of the Alabama-Georgia borderlands, marking a landscape defined by small crossroads settlements and creek-side agriculture. Communities like Scottsboro Crossroads and Screamer anchor the upland ridges between the deeply incised valleys of Abbie Creek and Hardridge Creek. The influence of the Chattahoochee River is prominent on the eastern edge, where the Walter F George Res has altered the historic shoreline near Otho. Local history is preserved in the numerous rural congregations and burial grounds, such as Mt Olive Ch and the Free Gift Cem. In the northwest, near Pleasant Hill, the landscape shows the distinct footprint of industrial activity with several active Strip Mines, contrasting with the more traditional land use patterns found further south toward Waitford.