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1949 Map of Julia

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Julia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

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Chattahoochee River curves through this landscape at the intersection of Alabama and Georgia, defining the border between Russell, Stewart, and Chattahoochee Counties. The northern reach is dominated by the Fort Benning Military Reservation, while the land to the south reflects a rural economy of the late 1940s. A network of family-named homesteads and small settlements are scattered throughout the hills, including Upper Bradley Place, Slayton Place, Gillis Place, and Heard Place.

Industrial and spiritual centers are anchored by the Seaboard Air Line railroad and the Blessed Trinity Mission. Small cemeteries and the community of Julia sit along the ridges above Hannahatchee Creek and Hichitee Creek. This survey captures a specific era of Southern land use, where large military holdings met traditional agrarian homesteads like the Perkins Place and Childs Place just before the mid-century transition.