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1974 Map of Lee Long Bridge

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Lee Long Bridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Alabama River waters dominate this Wilcox County landscape, where the William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir meets the Millers Ferry Lock and Dam. The infrastructure of the 1970s is evident in the powerplant and substation near Midway, alongside river-focused recreational sites like the East Bank Public Use Area and Cobbs Landing Access Point. The map reflects a period of transition, notably recording the Henderson Airport (Abandoned) and its adjacent landing strip near the reservoir’s edge.

Genealogical interest is found in the numerous rural congregations and burial grounds scattered through the drainage basins of Dixon Creek and Rockwest Creek. Sites such as St Michaels Ch, Antioch Ch Cem, and Pine Grove Ch Cem highlight the dispersed settlement pattern of the era. To the south, the winding course of Claiborne Lake flows past Sand Island Cem and the Clifton Ferry Public Use Area, tracing the historic path of the river through central Alabama.