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1955 Map of Ochillee

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Ochillee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Fort Benning Military Reservation dominates this mid-1950s landscape, illustrating the intersection of military infrastructure and the rural Georgia countryside. The Central of Georgia railroad cuts through the southern terrain, serving the settlement of Ochillee and passing near several named summits including Cleveland Hill and Hellman Hill. This period reveals a landscape organized around both tactical and natural features, with an Airfield and Hospital situated amidst a dense network of watercourses like Upatoi Creek and Randall Creek.

Local history is preserved in labels for community landmarks such as Midway Ch and family-named features like Cooks Mill Pond and Stephens Pond. The survey highlights the numerous small hills that define the local topography, from Wadsworth Hill to McKenna Hill, which likely served as significant markers during training maneuvers on the reservation. The transition between Muscogee Co and Chattahoochee Co is clearly delineated as it follows the winding path of the creek.