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1950 Map of Mount Pleasant

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Mount Pleasant
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Industrial and residential life in mid-century Maury County centers on Mount Pleasant, where the Louisville and Nashville railroad serves a landscape heavily shaped by phosphate extraction. Extensive strip mines dominate the terrain east and south of the city, interspersed with industrial infrastructure like the Quality Flume and numerous tailings ponds. This 1950s-era documentation, updated in the late 1960s, reveals a complex social geography through distinct settlements such as Frierson Town, Red Row, and Needmore.

Genealogists can identify several local landmarks including Arlington Cem, Hunter Cem, and Lawrence Cem. Education and faith are well-marked by the Hoover-Mason School, Westbrook School, and St Johns Church. Transportation is defined by the Andrew Jackson Highway and the Maury County Airport Airfield, while the northern portion of the map transitions into more rural areas near Cross Bridges and Poplar Top.