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1975 Map of Madison

Name: 1975 Topographic Map of Madison
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

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Redstone Arsenal and the Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA) dominate the landscape south of the city during this era of rapid growth in Madison County. The map details the infrastructure of the space age, including the Redstone Airfield, a Missile Sch, and numerous laboratories and substations concentrated on federal lands. This military and scientific presence contrasts with the older agricultural and communal roots seen in the numerous family burial grounds like Arnett Cem, Camper Cem, and Jamar Cem.

Expansion is evident as Huntsville and Madison corporate boundaries push toward one another, transforming former farmland into suburban developments like Skyline Acres and Rutledge Heights. To the south, the natural environment of the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge and the waters of Wheeler Lake provide a defined edge to the urban sprawl, preserving the course of Indian Creek and Barren Fork Creek.