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1902 Map of Wedowee

Name: 1902 Topographic Map of Wedowee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

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The Alabama Georgia Boundary Line serves as the central axis of this early 20th-century survey, separating the rugged hill country of East Alabama from the river-fed lands of West Georgia. In the Alabama portion, Wedowee and Roanoke anchor a network of rural settlements like Potash, Omaha, and Rock Mills. The terrain is deeply carved by the Tallapoosa River and its numerous tributaries such as Cornhouse Creek and Chikasanoxee Creek. To the north, a solitary Copper Mine indicates early industrial interest near Blackjack Mt..

Across the state line in Georgia, the landscape transitions toward the Chattahoochee River, where historic crossings like Philpots Ferry and the Mc Gee Bridge provided essential connectivity. The presence of the Atlanta & West Point R. R. in the southeast corner near LaGrange highlights the era's emerging rail infrastructure, while small hamlets such as Texas and Adamson dot the countryside before the development of modern highway systems.