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1955 Map of New Albany

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of New Albany
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Ohio River serves as the focal point for this mid-century survey, dividing the urban centers of New Albany and Louisville. This era reveals a dense network of transit and industry, centered around the Falls of the Ohio and the massive rail yards of the Kentucky and Indiana Terminal RR. The map captures the complex riverfront infrastructure before modern redevelopment, including the Toll Bridge and the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge connecting Indiana and Kentucky.

Upland from the river, the landscape transitions from the industrial core to the residential and institutional outskirts, marked by several local landmarks like the Silvercrest State Hospital and the County Infirmary. Genealogists will find significant value in the detailed plotting of numerous religious and burial sites, such as Fairview Cem, Portland Cem, and St Marys Ch. To the northwest, the terrain rises sharply toward Floyds Knobs and Bald Knob, where early television and radio towers like Television Tower (WAVE) began to dot the skyline.