1954 Map of Hazard South

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The Kentucky River North Fork serves as the industrial spine for this region of Perry County, its banks lined with coal-focused settlements and the tracks of the L & N RR. This mid-century survey captures the density of rural infrastructure typical of the Eastern Kentucky coalfields, where narrow hollows dictate the placement of communities like Glomawr, Lothair, and Diablock. The presence of numerous strip mines and gas wells throughout the uplands illustrates the intensive resource extraction that shaped the local economy and landscape during this era.