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1889 Map of Tallapoosa

Name: 1889 Topographic Map of Tallapoosa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1889
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1889

About this map

Industrial activity and rural settlement define this late 19th-century study of the Georgia-Alabama borderlands. The presence of the Tecumseh Furnace and nearby Holland Mine suggests a landscape shaped by iron and copper extraction, supported by the East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia Railroad. Along the winding courses of the Tallapoosa River and Little Tallapoosa River, numerous family-run operations like Young's Mill and Hooper's Mill reflect a grain and timber economy anchored to the waterways.

The terrain is dominated by the Dug Down Mountain range and prominent peaks such as Black Jack Mt. and Warner's Mt.. Established community centers like Buchanan and Tallapoosa contrast with smaller locales such as Esom Hill, Borden Springs, and Muscadine. For researchers, the map provides precise locations for nineteenth-century bridges and fords, including Latham's Bridge and Smith's Ford, which were vital transit points before modern infrastructure.