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1936 Map of Hazel

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Hazel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Murray and Hazel serve as the primary hubs in this Calloway County landscape, connected by the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railway and State Highway No 95. The area is defined by its educational and civic infrastructure, anchored by the Murray State Teachers College in the north and a network of rural schools like Shiloh Sch and Green Plains Sch to the south. The presence of CCC Camp No 1517 reflects Depression-era development within the Clarks River basin.

Waterways like the Middle Fork Clarks River and East Fork Clarks River dictate the placement of early settlements and agricultural holdings. Smaller communities such as Tobacco and Outland are visible alongside numerous family and church landmarks, including Martin Chapel and the Forrester Cem, providing a detailed look at the social geography of the Kentucky-Tennessee borderlands before mid-century modernization.