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1958 Map of Gold Mine

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Gold Mine
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Gold Mine and Brilliant serve as focal points for this mid-century survey of the Alabama coalfields, where the landscape is heavily defined by extensive strip mining and extraction operations. Numerous family and community landmarks are scattered across the terrain, including Gum Springs Ch and Poplar Springs Ch, alongside several burial grounds such as Haley Cem and Crooked Creek Cem.

The Buttahatchee River and New Little River cut through the topography, winding toward the borders of the William B Bankhead National Forest to the east. Transportation during this era was undergoing a shift, evidenced by roads marked under construction spanning the quadrangle. The map captures the meeting of industry and rural life, documenting numerous oil and gas wells alongside established settlements like Whitehouse and Sunny Home.