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1978 Map of Gateswood

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Gateswood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

The Styx River and Perdido River drainage systems define this landscape along the Alabama-Florida border. As of the mid-1970s and 1980s, the area around Gateswood reflects a rural economy transitioning from timber to localized extraction, evidenced by an Old Railroad Grade and several modern pipelines. The presence of an Oil Well and multiple claypits suggests a shift toward industrial resource tapping in Baldwin County.

Genealogists and local historians will find several key community landmarks preserved here, including the Bellefontaine Sch and rural congregations at Hamilton Ch and New Hope Ch. The terrain is characterized by a dense network of tributaries like Eightmile Creek and Beetree Creek, while a Lookout Tower near Gateswood provides a vantage point over the wooded landscape that dominated the region during this era.