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1950 Map of Guthrie

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Guthrie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

The town of Guthrie serves as the central hub of this 1950s survey, situated where the state border between Kentucky and Tennessee meets the county line of Todd and Montgomery counties. This era reveals a landscape defined by the crossing of the Louisville and Nashville railroad lines, which dictated the development of the region's agricultural and industrial infrastructure. The settlement pattern is largely rural, characterized by scattered rural communities such as Pinchem and Hadensville.

Smaller community centers are anchored by local institutions like Hermon Church and Anderson School, while the terrain is drained by the meandering courses of Spring Creek and Elk Fork. The survey also documents early utility expansion, notably the Pipe Line running north-to-south and a Pumping Station, indicating the industrial modernization occurring alongside traditional farm life in the mid-20th century.