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1929 Map of Salt Lick

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Salt Lick
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Licking River winds through this 1929 landscape, serving as a primary corridor for transportation and settlement between Fleming and Bath counties. At the heart of the region, the town of Salt Lick sits at the junction of Salt Lick Creek and the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. To the south, the foothills of the Cumberland National Forest rise toward peaks like Mt Olympus, while the celebrated waters of Olympia Springs represent a historical pocket of activity away from the river plains.

Rural life in this era is densely documented through its civic infrastructure, with dozens of family-named schools and local landmarks. From Arnold Chapel in the north to the Upper Salt Lick Ch in the south, the map identifies small communities such as Grange City, Wyoming, and Farmers. Historic river crossings like Moores Ferry and Johnson Ford illustrate the transition from traditional water-based transit to the rail-heavy industrial economy of the early twentieth century.