1951 Map of Meridianville

About this map

Meridianville anchors a landscape of small farming communities and educational institutions just north of the growing Huntsville area in the early 1950s. The northern reaches of the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical Institute and its nearby Filtration bed signify the era's institutional development, while the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis railway and the Florida Short Route facilitate regional movement. Local industry and agriculture are evident at Moores Mill and the specialized Water cress ponds along the Brier Fork Flint River. Significant topographical landmarks like Wade Mountain, Smith Mountain, and the Devils Race Track rise above the surrounding flats, providing a distinct backdrop to a network of family-named cemeteries and rural schools such as the Meridianville Bottom School and Penny Sch.