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1955 Map of Sandy Springs

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Sandy Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

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Chattahoochee River defines the central axis of this landscape, dividing the growing communities of Marietta, Smyrna, and Sandy Springs during a period of significant post-war expansion. While the 1955 topography shows a largely rural network of country roads like Paper Mill Road and Johnson Ferry Road, purple revision overlays from the late 1960s and early 1970s reveal the rapid suburbanization of north Atlanta.

Local landmarks such as Antioch Ch and Mt Bethel Cem provide touchpoints for genealogists, while the industrial and military footprint is marked by the Dobbins Air Force Base and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Waterways like Sope Creek and Sewell Mill Creek drain the undulating terrain toward Bull Sluice Lake, documenting the area's transition from agricultural mills and homesteads to a primary residential corridor.