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1967 Map of Harrison

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Harrison
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Harrison serves as the regional hub for Boone County in the mid-1960s, showing a transition from a rural agricultural landscape to a more developed municipal center. The town's growth is evident through its neighborhood structure, including Skyline Heights and Eagle Heights, along with a dense concentration of local institutions like the High Sch and County Hospital. A distinctive industrial and transit history remains etched in the landscape south of the city center, where the Old Railroad Grade cuts through the terrain near Bellefonte.

The surrounding countryside is defined by the winding course of Crooked Creek and its many tributaries, such as Huzzah Creek and Brush Creek. For genealogists, the map is remarkably dense with family-named landmarks and rural burial grounds, including the Speer Cem, Hudson Cem, and Eoff Cem. From the peaks of Pilot Mountain to the smaller settlements of Elmwood and Ewing, the survey provides a detailed look at the social geography of the Ozarks during this era.