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1965 Map of Sedalia

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Sedalia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

No Business Mountain and Hurricane Mountain dominate this mid-century view of the Blue Ridge foothills, where the landscape transitions from the protected timber of the Jefferson National Forest to the small rural communities of Bedford County. The drainage network is particularly dense here, defined by the Big Otter River and its major tributaries like North Otter Creek and Hurricane Creek. This water system once supported industry like Coltons Mill and recreational spots including Bedford Lake.

Social life in the 1960s was centered around several dispersed rural hubs such as Sedalia, Charlemont, and Cifax. For the local historian, the map preserves the locations of vital community institutions, from the Counter Ridge Sch and Brookhill Sch to numerous country churches like Mt Rock Ch and Oak Grove Ch. A Drive-in Theater near Centerville highlights the mid-century automobile culture emerging near the mountain passes.