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1953 Map of Spring Hill

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Spring Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Spring Hill College and the surrounding higher ground of western Mobile characterize this landscape during a period of significant mid-century expansion. The terrain is defined by the headwaters of numerous waterways, including Threemile Creek, Eightmile Creek, and Halls Mill Creek, which drain the ridges that supported early settlements like Orchard and Cottage Hill. Major transportation corridors such as Government Street Road and the Illinois Central Gulf RR illustrate the suburban and industrial growth moving inland from the coast.

Institutional footprints are prominent, notably the University of South Alabama and the State Fish Hatchery. Local community life is evidenced by numerous houses of worship and small schools, from Vincent Chapel in the north to Ste Simon and Jude Ch in the south. The presence of Bates Field and the Mobile Waterworks at Bienville Reservoir further ground the map in the region's essential 20th-century infrastructure.