1949 Map of Glen Alta

About this map

Fort Benning Military Reservation dominates this 1940s landscape, with its sweeping boundary line dividing the Georgia countryside. This survey, mapped by the Army Map Service, captures the intricate stream network that feeds into the Ochillee Creek and Holloco Creek watersheds. Small communities and rail stops such as Christopher, Ida Vesper, and Glen Alta appear along the transportation corridors of the Central Georgia and Seaboard routes. The terrain is defined by prominent elevations like Bush Hill and Gobblers Hill, while the Chattahoochee Co Marion Co line marks the political division through the hills. This document illustrates a transition period where civil use and military expansion intersected, preserving the location of unnamed cemeteries and local landmarks like Schley Pond and Gordy Pond before further modernization changed the rural character of this region.