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1963 Map of West Point

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of West Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Tombigbee River and the Pontotoc Ridge define the landscape of eastern Mississippi and western Alabama during this era of post-war growth. Significant industrial and regional hubs like Starkville and Columbus are shown connected by the Gulf Mobile & Ohio and Illinois Central railroads, highlighting the area's reliance on rail transport for timber and agriculture. To the north, the Grenada Dam impounds the waters of Grenada Lake, a major engineering feature that reshaped the Yalobusha River valley.

Large conservation areas such as the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge and the Montgomery County Refuge (State) appear alongside specialized facilities like the USAF Storage Unit (Vehicle) near Aberdeen. From the river port of Aliceville in Alabama to the hills of Kosciusko, the map documents a network of small towns and creek-fed bottomlands before the full modernization of the regional highway system.