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1969 Map of Murray

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Murray
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Murray State University dominates the northern landscape of this Calloway County quadrangle, showing the campus layout and nearby expansion in the late 1960s. The city of Murray is the primary hub, with its grid of streets including Main Street and Sycamore Street centered around the courthouse and hospital. The Seaboard System railroad tracks bisect the region, running south through the small settlement of Midway toward Hazel at the Tennessee state line.

Beyond the urban center, the terrain is defined by the winding East Fork Clarks River and numerous agricultural roads. Local history is preserved in rural landmarks such as England Cem, Green Plains Ch, and the outlying community of Bakers Crossroads. The map provides a look at the transition from the concentrated university environment to the surrounding farmland and creek bottoms like White Oak Creek during a period of steady regional development.