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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 flows through the center of this mid-century survey, dividing the growing industrial centers of New Albany, Indiana, and Louisville, Kentucky. The landscape transitions from the dense urban grid of Portland and the riverfront Dry Dock at Shippingport to the prominent heights of Floyds Knobs and Bald Knob. This era captures a bustling river economy where the Falls of the Ohio still influence local navigation and the Toll Bridge connects the two states.

North of the river, the Clark Military Grant boundary shapes the local land use, extending toward Jeffersonville. The map documents numerous civic and religious institutions, such as Graceland Cemetery, Silvercrest State Hospital, and the County Infirmary. Transportation is dominated by a heavy rail network including the Pennsylvania RR and Southern RR, alongside early thoroughfares like the Indianapolis and Louisville Road and the Lewis and Clark Highway.