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1946 Map of Kensington

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Kensington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Chickamauga and the surrounding Walker County countryside appear in the immediate post-war era, dominated by the prominent ridges of Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain. The landscape is a network of small agricultural settlements and rural institutions, where family legacy is preserved in numerous burial grounds like Owings Cem, Bailey Cem, and Estelle Cem. Education and faith centers serve as anchors for the community, notably the Gordon Lee Sch and several country churches including Lookout Ch and Bethel Ch.

Transportation corridors define the valley floors, with the Central of Georgia Railroad and the Georgia Alabama and Tennessee RR cutting through the terrain alongside the William Howard Taft Highway. The importance of local water sources is evident through the naming of Crawfish Spring Lake, Phillips Spring, and Wright Mineral Spring, supporting both small-scale industry at Old Lookout Mill and the dispersed farmsteads of Davis Crossroads and Noble.