1965 Map of Rhoda

About this map

Mammoth Cave National Park dominates the northern half of this mid-1960s landscape, where the deeply entrenched Green River carves a winding path through the limestone karst. Along the river, a network of named islands and bends, including Crump Island and the dramatic Turnhole Bend, defines the fluvial geography before the era of major modern shoreline modifications. The map reveals a transition from the protected forest of the park to the agricultural and settlement patterns in the south, centered around small communities like Rhoda and Chalybeate.