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1971 Map of Meridian South

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Meridian South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

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Meridian spreads across the northern reaches of this landscape, its urban fabric defined by a dense network of civic landmarks including the Po, City Hall, and numerous education centers like Harris High Sch and Wechsler Sch. The city's industrial and transit history is etched into the terrain through the corridors of the Southern and Illinois Central Gulf railroads, which bypass the massive municipal aviation facility at Key Field.

South of the city, the environment shifts toward a rural tapestry of creek branches and family-named churches and cemeteries. Settlements such as Savannah Grove and Zero appear alongside water bodies like Bonita Reservoir and Long Creek Reservoir. This 1970s survey, updated in the early 1980s, documents a transitional era where urban growth began to edge into the surrounding timber and farmland, marked by the presence of landmarks like the Fairground and the Drive-in Theater near Sowashee Creek.