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1970 Map of Sandy Hook NW

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Sandy Hook NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Foxworth and the rural communities of south-central Mississippi are captured here as they appeared during the transition to the early 1970s. The landscape is defined by the Illinois Central Gulf railroad, which cuts across the terrain near the small settlement of Sumbax. A pattern of traditional Southern rural life is visible through the density of country churches and family-named landmarks, including Little Rock Ch, Pleasant Hill Ch, and the Lott Memorial Cem.

Resource extraction and transport are prominent features of this era, with numerous Gravel Pits and an active Oil Field with multiple Gas Well sites scattered across the southern reaches of the map. Navigation and utility infrastructure are also evident through the inclusion of a Gaging Station and a local Landing Strip, while Tenmile Creek and Silver Creek drain the undulating Marion County hills.