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1965 Map of Godwin

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Godwin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

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Industrial and agricultural landscapes intersect in this mid-century portrait of Maury County, where the Duck River carves distinct features like White Bend and Alexander Bend. The northern reach of Columbia is visible, showing the expansion of neighborhoods such as Royal Oaks and Jackson Heights. A network of country roads, including the Theta Pike and Columbia Construction Pike, connects family-named landmarks and rural congregations like Knob Creek Church and Friendship Ch.

The landscape reveals significant industrial activity through various strip mines and tailings ponds concentrated near the river and the Louisville and Nashville railroad. These extraction sites contrast with long-standing community markers like the Old Knob Creek Cem and Darks Mill, illustrating the region's transition from a mill-and-creek economy to larger-scale industrial operations during the 1960s.