1972 Map of Rutledge South

About this map

Rutledge and the southern edge of Hard Labor State Park anchor this early 1970s survey of Morgan County. The landscape is defined by the headwaters and tributaries of Big Indian Creek and the Little River, where a network of rural settlements like Dorsey, Centennial, and Brownwood are linked by Georgia 12. The presence of numerous country churches, including Macedonia Ch, Mars Hill Ch, and Wallace Grove Ch, suggests the established community structure of the era. To the south, Clack Bridge crosses the river, while a Lookout Tower near Centennial and a Quarry west of Dickson point to the local forestry and industrial activity. This map captures the region's character just as modern highway infrastructure began to bisect the traditional agricultural and church-centered communities of central Georgia.