1950 Map of Hot Springs

About this map

Hot Springs serves as the hub of this 1950 survey, characterized by its significant medical and veteran institutions including the Battle Mountain National Sanitarium and the State Soldiers Home. The town is positioned at the confluence of several prominent canyons such as Hot Brook Canyon and Cold Brook Canyon, illustrating how the local topography dictated early settlement patterns. Beyond the urban center, the landscape transitions into the Black Hills National Forest and the Battle Mountain Reserve. Educational and civic life is marked by the High School, Grade School, and a University site, while the outskirts reveal rural history through the Aaberg Sch (Abandoned) and Falls Sch. Notable industrial and transport features like the Power Plant and the Hot Springs Municipal Airport show the post-war modernization of this Fall River County seat.