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1956 Map of Roswell

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Roswell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Roswell and Alpharetta anchor this mid-century look at northern Fulton County, showing a landscape on the cusp of significant suburban expansion. Small agricultural hubs like Crabapple, Newtown, and Webb are connected by a network of rural roads such as Providence Road and Alabama Road. The terrain is defined by its drainages, with Big Creek and Willeo Creek flowing toward the southern boundary at the Chattahoochee River.

Purple updates from the 1980s highlight the rapid urban extension around Alpharetta and southward along Haynes Bridge Road, contrasting with the more traditional rural layout from the original 1950s survey. Local community life is documented through numerous landmarks, including Northwestern School, the County Prison Camp, and several rural sanctuaries like Providence Church and Mt Pisgah Church. Significant historic sites like the Old Big Creek Cemetery and the industrial Rock Quarry near Fields Crossroads provide depth for those tracing local family and land use history.