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1975 Map of Huntsville

Name: 1975 Topographic Map of Huntsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Monte Sano Mountain and Green Mountain loom over the expanding city of Huntsville during a period of significant mid-century growth. This 1975 survey documents the suburbanization of Jones Valley and the northward reach of Redstone Arsenal, which dominates the southwestern landscape near Byrd Spring Lake. The city's transition is evident in the decommissioning of the Huntsville-Madison County Airport, while the urban core remains anchored by legacy institutions like Huntsville Hospital and Huntsville High School.

Transit corridors such as Memorial Parkway and the Louisville and Nashville railroad define the industrial and commercial arteries. Historic burial grounds like Maple Hill Cem and Merrimack Cem provide genealogical touchpoints, while the preservation of Monte Sano State Park and the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge marks the era's commitment to protecting the Alabama wilderness from the encroaching footprint of aerospace and defense industries.