1975 Map of Montevallo NW

About this map

Cahaba River winds through the forested and industrial landscape of Shelby County in the mid-1970s. Produced in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service, this orthophotoquad provides an unvarnished aerial view of the region's surface character. The imagery highlights extensive earth-moving operations and strip mining activities that contrast sharply with the surrounding dense woodland. While settlement names are absent from the labels on this specific sheet, the visual data clearly records the expansion of roads and small clearings that supported the local extractive economy and rural residential patterns during this period.