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1951 Map of Pleasant Site

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Pleasant Site
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Pleasant Site and the rural hills of western Franklin Co are documented here in the early 1950s by the Tennessee Valley Authority and Geological Survey. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Cedar Creek, which is fed by numerous family-named drainages such as Ramsey Mill Branch, Starky Mill Br, and Wilson Mill Branch. These names suggest a legacy of early water-powered industry along the valley floors.

Local history and genealogy are well-preserved through several small burial grounds including James Cem, Lower Pleasant Site Cem, and Patterson Cem. To the north, the Alabama Wildlife Refuge spans the Colbert Co line, marked by the Pope Lookout Tower. The southern portion of the map features the Freedom Hills Church, anchoring a dispersed settlement pattern characteristic of this era before significant modernization.