1952 Map of Vevay South

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The Ohio River forms a wide, sweeping border between Indiana and Kentucky in this mid-century survey, anchoring the riverfront settlements of Vevay and Ghent. This area of Carroll and Switzerland counties relies on a complex network of waterways, with Mc Cools Creek and Whites Run carving through the uplands. Near the river, the County Infirmary and a Drive-in Theater represent two very different eras of community infrastructure. Further south, the landscape becomes increasingly rural and broken by drainage basins like Fourmile Creek and Buffalo Creek. The southern reaches are defined by the Kentucky River and the transit corridor of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, which serves the small community of Eagle Sta. This topography highlights how geography dictated early transportation, from river ferries to the rail lines winding through the Kentucky hills.