1980 Map of Wilsonville

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Lay Lake dominates this 1980 survey, where the impounded Coosa River forms the border between Shelby and Talladega Counties. The landscape reflects the industrial and recreational transitions of the late 20th century, from the large Powerplant and Tailings Pond near Wilsonville to the emerging residential developments at Shelby Shores. Despite these modern changes, the map preserves older layers of settlement history through rural churches and cemeteries, such as Russell Chapel and Kahatchee Cem.