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1956 Map of Wellington

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Wellington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Ohatchee Creek and the Tallasseehatchee Creek converge in this mid-century landscape of northern Alabama, where the topography is defined by the prominent Mountain ridge running southwest to northeast. The rural economy of the 1950s is evidenced by the concentrated rail activity around Wellington, where the Louisville and Nashville and Seaboard Coast Line railroads intersect. This junction, along with the nearby settlements of West Wellington and Duke, highlights a period when small-town rail commerce remained central to local life.

To the south, the boundary of the Fort McClellan Military Reservation marks a transition from civilian farmland to federal land. For those researching family history, the map preserves the locations of numerous community anchors, including Hebron Ch, Bethel Ch, and Reads Mill. Smaller, local hubs like Lowrimores Crossroads and Grayton provide a detailed look at the scattered settlement patterns that existed before later twentieth-century development shifted the region's character.