
The industrial and agricultural landscape of central Alabama is defined here by the confluence of major railroads and the Cahaba River. In the late 1950s, Leeds served as a significant junction where the Southern Railway, Seaboard Air Line Railroad, and Central of Georgia Railroad converged. This transit network supported local industry, evidenced by the Black Mine, several Chert Pits, and a Quarry near Dry Creek.
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1889 · Springville
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1889 · Birmingham
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1890 · Bessemer
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1890 · Talladega
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1892 · Birmingham
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1892 · Springville
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1892 · Talladega
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1892 · Bessemer
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1895 · Birmingham
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1905 · Leeds
USGS Topo · 1:62,500