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1980 Map of Sylacauga West

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Sylacauga West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The white marble industry of Talladega County is evident in this 1980 survey, which highlights the industrial and residential development west of the city center. The landscape is anchored by massive operations at Gantts Quarry and several other unlabeled quarries near Marble City Lake, showing the area's deep geological and economic ties to stone extraction. To the north and west, the terrain rises toward Kahatchee Mountain, where the Kahatchee Lookout Tower stands as a sentinel over the surrounding ridges and the waters of Kahatchee Creek.

Small rural communities and church-centered settlements like Odena and Oak Grove dot the periphery, connected by the Central of Georgia and Louisville and Nashville railroads. Institutional landmarks such as Lee Merkel Field, the local Hospital, and several schools like Corner Sch provide a detailed look at the civic infrastructure during the late 1970s. This survey records a transition from the industrial valley floors to the quieter, church-dotted heights of Mountain View Ch and St Andrews Ch.