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1951 Map of New Albany

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of New Albany
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

The Ohio River corridor at the midpoint of the twentieth century reveals a dense network of industrial and civic life connecting New Albany and Louisville. This era is defined by the heavy infrastructure of the Falls of the Ohio, where Dam No 41 and the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge anchor the river traffic. On the Indiana side, the transition from urban centers like Clarksville and Jeffersonville to the surrounding heights is marked by significant institutions, including the Silvercrest State Hospital and the County Infirmary.

Railroads dominate the landscape, with the Southern Railway and Pennsylvania Railroad weaving through neighborhoods like Portland and Silver Hill. To the northwest, the terrain rises toward Bald Knob and Floyds Knobs, where smaller community landmarks such as Blackiston Mill and Mt Tabor Sch provide specific points of interest for local history researchers and genealogists tracing the expansion of Floyd and Clark Counties.