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1969 Map of Garden City

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Garden City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The winding Mulberry Fork carves a complex course through the border of Cullman and Blount counties, creating distinctive horseshoe turns such as Pumphouse Bend and Georgia Bend. This topography is defined by the sharp elevations of North Ridge and Sky Ball Mountain, which hem in the narrow agricultural valleys and small settlements of the late 1960s. The landscape is dotted with rural community anchors, from the northern hamlet of Walter to the Louisville and Nashville railroad tracks serving Garden City in the southwest.

Local industry and recreation are evidenced by features like Chamblees Mill and the Blue Hole Picnic Area along The Narrows. For the family historian, the map identifies numerous country churches including Bethlehem East Ch, Mt Zion Ch, and Starnes Chapel. The presence of Old Pumphouse Road and Stave Mill Hol suggests a history of small-scale timber and utility infrastructure that supported these upland communities.