1964 Map of Madison
USGS Topo · Published 1966About this map
The Marshall Space Flight Center and the extensive Redstone Arsenal dominate this 1964 landscape, capturing the rapid mid-century expansion of northern Alabama's aerospace and military infrastructure. While the city of Huntsville presses westward with developments like Sherwood Park and the University of Alabama Huntsville Center, the map preserves older rural markers including the Royal Cem and Moore Cem. The geography is defined by a series of prominent elevations like Rainbow Mountain and Madkin Mountain, which overlook the industrial and scientific corridors. To the south, the terrain transitions into the wetlands of the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge along the shores of Wheeler Lake, where Indian Creek and Barren Fork Creek drain into the Tennessee River system, contrasting the high-tech military installations with protected natural bottomlands.
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