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1892 Map of Talladega

Name: 1892 Topographic Map of Talladega
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

The Coosa River serves as a winding arterial boundary between Shelby and Talladega counties in this late 19th-century survey. The landscape is defined by the ridge-and-valley system of the Rebecca Mountains or Blue Ridge and the Kahatchee Mountains, which shaped the early development of industrial and transit hubs like Talladega and Childersburg. Before modern bridges, a network of river crossings supported local trade, including Grissom Ferry and the Old Ft William Ferry.

Railroad expansion is evident through the routes of the Central of Georgia Railroad and the Columbus and Western Railroad, which connected timber and agricultural outposts such as Sycamore and Harpersville. For researchers, the map identifies small-scale local infrastructure like Kendrick Mill and the Weogufka Church, offering a granular look at the rural settlements and industrial spurs that drove the region's economy during the Reconstruction era.