
The Louisville and Nashville railroad serves as the industrial spine of this region, intersecting with the Kentucky Turnpike at the rail-centric hub of Lebanon Junction. To the east, the landscape transitions into the steep, wooded hills of Bernheim Forest, where landmarks like Crutcher Hollow and Scuffletown Hollow mark the rugged topography. The southern portion of the sheet is defined by the convergence of major waterways, specifically the meandering Rolling Fork and Beech Fork, which create a complex drainage pattern including the Rolling Fork Slough. Local community life is anchored by rural institutions such as the Little Brick Sch and several country churches, including Temple Hill Ch and Mt Moriah Ch. Near the settlement of Boston, the terrain levels out into fertile bottomlands where the Blue Grass Parkway begins its eastward sweep.
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1935 · Elizabethtown
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1936 · Vine Grove
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1938 · Elizabethtown
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Vine Grove
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1946 · Pitts Point
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1946 · Colesburg
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1946 · Vine Grove
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Cravens
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1949 · Elizabethtown
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1949 · Shepherdsville
USGS Topo · 1:24,000