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1936 Map of Phil Campbell

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Phil Campbell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Phil Campbell serves as the primary hub of this 1936 survey, situated at the junction of State Highway No 5 and the Southern Railway. This era in Northwest Alabama was defined by a mix of forestry and extractive industry, evidenced by the Alabama National Forest boundary and mining operations such as Lowler Mines and Hager Mine. The landscape is characterized by the winding path of Bear Creek, which supported local industry through the Davis Mill Dam.

Social life centered on numerous rural institutions, including Mountain View Ch and several small educational facilities like Hallman Sch and Maddox Sch. To the south, the settlement of Bear Creek mirrors the rail-and-road orientation of its namesake waterway. The map also records early regional infrastructure, notably the Alabama Power Company Transmission Line cutting across the timbered terrain and rural creek branches.