1951 Map of Woodlawn

About this map

The Fort Campbell Military Reservation dominates the center of this landscape, its presence marked by an extensive network of fire breaks and numerous unidentified ruins scattered across the terrain. These structures suggest a previously inhabited rural landscape absorbed into the military training grounds. To the south, the settlements of Woodlawn and Oakwood remain as established communities along the local road network. The map reveals a transition between the organized military territory and the agrarian patterns of Montgomery County, where small social centers like Griffey Sch, Griffey Ch, and Elizabeth Ch served the local population. Waterways such as Fletchers Fork and Little West Fork carve through the topography, leading toward Cunningham Broadbent Lake in the southeast. This 1951 aerial study provides a detailed record of the physical impact of military expansion on the pre-existing Tennessee backcountry.