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1971 Map of Laws Hill

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Laws Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Little Sardis Lake dominates the southern half of this 1971 survey, where the waters of the Tallahatchie River back up across the Marshall and Lafayette county line. The settlement of Abbeville sits at the southeastern corner, serving as a hub for the Illinois Central railroad and a cluster of local landmarks including the Abbeville Cem, Mt Vernon Ch, and Bible Way Ch.

North of the reservoir, the terrain rises into the hills around Laws Hill, a smaller settlement surrounded by deep-rooted family and community sites like Mt Moriah Cem and Alexander Cem. The map documents the recreational and industrial layers of the era, from the Redmans Bluff Public Use Area and the Boat Landing Wyatt Crossing Public Use Area on the lake's edge to the prominent pipelines cutting across the upland ridges.