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1957 Map of Winchester

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Winchester
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

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Fort Knox Military Reservation dominates the northwestern corner of this Central Kentucky landscape, surveyed in the 1950s with updates through the late 1960s. The region transitions from the industrial and military hubs around Elizabethtown and Vine Grove into the distinct topographic belts of The Knobs and Muldraugh Hill. To the east, the Kentucky River carves a winding path past Nicholasville and Richmond, while the southern reaches of the map are defined by the massive waters of Lake Cumberland.

Transport networks reflect the mid-century expansion of the state's infrastructure, showing the Blue Grass Parkway and Western Kentucky Parkway alongside established rail lines like the Louisville and Nashville RR. Small settlements and regional centers such as Bardstown, Danville, and Campbellsville are detailed amidst a landscape of woodlands and ridges, including the eastern expanse of the Daniel Boone National Forest.