1975 Map of Tallapoosa South

About this map

Tallapoosa River headwaters wind through the wooded hills of Haralson County in this mid-1970s orthophotographic study. This particular imagery, produced in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service, provides a raw visual record of the land use patterns just south of the main Tallapoosa settlement. The view is dominated by the geometric patterns of clearings and timber tracks, reflecting the area's agricultural and forestry character during this period. The small settlement of Lebanon sits along the western edge, connected by a network of rural roads that contrast sharply with the newer, wide corridor of the interstate highway cutting across the center of the sheet. Unlike a traditional line-drawn map, this aerial perspective captures the exact density of the forest cover and the precise footprint of rural homesteads as they existed in late 1975.