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1955 Map of Phenix City

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Phenix City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Chattahoochee River corridor anchors this regional study, serving as both a state boundary and a focus for industrial development in the mid-1950s. The urban core of Columbus, Georgia, and Phenix City, Alabama, dominates the center of the sheet, while the massive footprint of the Fort Benning Military Reservation extends to the southeast. To the west, the landscape is defined by the expansive waters of Martin Lake and the Tallapoosa River drainage, where small textile and manufacturing hubs like Lanett, Langdale, and Fairfax line the riverbank.

Transportation networks of the era are clearly delineated, including the Central of Georgia and the Western Railway of Alabama, which connect the university towns of Auburn and Opelika with larger trade centers. High-relief features such as Pine Mountain and Oak Mountain provide a distinct contrast to the agricultural plains of the southern portion of the map, where smaller agricultural settlements like Lumpkin and Richland maintain their traditional grids.