1971 Map of Tuskegee

About this map

Tuskegee Institute stands as a central anchor of this landscape, its campus and the nearby Tuskegee Institute High Sch characterizing the area's development during the early 1970s. The map illustrates a complex institutional and civic environment, including the sprawling Veterans Hospital and the historic Moton Field located north of the city center. This period of Macon County history is marked by a blend of academic, medical, and agricultural activity, with numerous rural congregations like Simmons Temple, Mt Teman Ch, and New Hope Ch dotting the countryside. To the north, the small settlement of Chehaw is positioned along the Seaboard railroad line, while the eastern edge of the quadrangle transitions into the protected timberlands of the Tuskegee National Forest. The map's detailed mapping of Greenwood Cem and Tuskegee Cem provides significant data for those tracing local family lineages and church histories.