1956 Map of Oxford

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Chocolocco Creek winds through the heart of this landscape, separating the urban development of Oxford and Hobson City from the densely forested ridges of the Talladega National Forest. In the north, the industrial and civic expansion of the mid-1950s is evident in the presence of the Anniston Municipal Airport, the Southern railroad lines, and the County Training Sch. The map reveals a community deeply rooted in its religious and educational institutions, with numerous rural congregations like Pure Holiness Ch, Sweet Rock Ch, and Antioch Ch dotting the valley floor. To the south, the terrain rises sharply toward Kentucky Mountain, where the Lookout Tower Kentucky Ranger Sta stands as a sentinel over the timberlands, reached only by a network of specialized routes like the Motorway.