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1936 Map of Mc Kendry

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Mc Kendry
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

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Sand Mountain dominates the center of this rural 1936 survey, where the Tenn Basin Divide and Basin Divide separate the northern and southern drainage systems across the county lines of Lawrence, Morgan, Cullman, and Winston. The landscape is defined by a series of high ridges and deep hollows, including Bugaboo Mountain and the gap at Basham Gap. Settlement patterns follow the high ground, clustered around essential community hubs like Blairs Store and rural crossroads such as McKendry and Battleground.

Religious life is deeply etched into the geography of the era, with small country congregations at Ebenezer Ch, Andrews Chapel, and Evergreen Ch serving as primary landmarks alongside the Penn Sch. Much of the western territory is designated within the Black Warrior National Forest and Tennessee National Forest, preserving the wooded character of the Cove Springs Hollow and Wiley Hollow drainages before significant modern development altered the region.