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1968 Map of Sumner

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Sumner
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

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Red Hills State Park dominates the northern landscape of this Lawrence County region, where Red Hills Lake and the Red Hills Chapel offer a dedicated recreational space amidst the surrounding agricultural and industrial activity. The corridor between Sumner and Bridgeport is defined by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and a significant Gas and Oil Field, reflecting the area's mid-century economic reliance on both transportation and natural resource extraction.

Rural life is meticulously documented through numerous country churches and burial grounds, such as Olive Branch Ch and the Immaculate Conception Cem. The terrain is drained by a network of waterways including Muddy Creek and Raccoon Creek, while smaller community landmarks like Washington Sch and Silver Springs provide specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians tracing family lands across the townships of Christy and Lukin.