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1952 Map of Owensboro West

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Owensboro West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The Ohio River dominates this early 1950s landscape, serving as the border between Kentucky and Indiana. On the southern bank, the city of Owensboro expands westward toward the Bon Harbor Hills, a prominent topographic feature rising above the river bottomlands. This era captures the city's educational and civic infrastructure, including the Catholic High Sch, Jefferson Jr High Sch, and the Municipal Sport Center.

The rural landscape surrounding Stanley and Griffith is heavily defined by drainage engineering and the petroleum industry, with numerous Oil Wells and intricate networks like the Fulkerson Ditch and Katie Meadow Slough. Along the river, industrial and maritime activity is evident at Lock No 46 and the Louisville and Nashville railroad corridor, while islands like Little Hurricane Island and French Island No 1 break the river's current.