{"product_id":"old-map-of-memphis-tennessee-by-usgs-1965-mississippi-river-t-o-fuller-state-park","title":"Old Map of Memphis, Tennessee by USGS, 1965 – Mississippi River \u0026 T.O. Fuller State Park","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Northwest Memphis,” produced by the United States Geological Survey, presents a richly detailed 1:24,000 topographic portrait of Memphis, Tennessee, and its riverine surroundings. Created in 1965 and published in 1974, it captures the city at a revealing moment between mid-century expansion and the infrastructural transformations that would follow. The map’s disciplined USGS style combines practical precision with quiet visual elegance: blue waterways, green vegetated areas, fine contour lines, and a carefully ordered street grid. Memphis appears not as an abstraction, but as a living urban landscape shaped by terrain, transport, industry, and the immense presence of the Mississippi River.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe US Geological Survey, founded in 1879, brought to this map nearly a century of institutional expertise in measuring, classifying, and depicting the American landscape. Its topographic quadrangles became essential tools for engineers, planners, geologists, historians, and travelers, prized for their clarity and consistency. Here, the USGS records Northwest Memphis with a balance of scientific rigor and cartographic restraint. Relief is shown through contour lines that subtly reveal the lowland character of the Mississippi embayment, while roads, rail corridors, parks, creeks, and urban blocks are layered into a coherent geographic narrative. The result is a map that feels both technical and deeply historical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mississippi River dominates the western edge of the composition, giving the map much of its drama and historical resonance. Its broad course, shifting banks, and adjacent islands—such as Chicken Island and Robinson Crusoe Island—recall the river’s restless influence on commerce, settlement, ecology, and boundary-making. Memphis grew in dialogue with this waterway, prospering as a cotton, transportation, and distribution center before becoming one of the great cultural capitals of the American South. The map’s depiction of river margins, lowlands, and connected infrastructure allows the viewer to see how the city’s physical and economic life remained tied to the Mississippi’s powerful geography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the urban fabric, familiar Memphis thoroughfares and neighborhoods emerge in precise detail. Kenilworth Drive, Hollywood Avenue, Union Avenue, 3rd Street, North 2nd Street, East McLemore Avenue, and South Parkway East help structure the city’s recognizable grid, linking residential areas, commercial corridors, and civic spaces. Riverside Park appears near the riverfront, while Hayden’s Creek and surrounding green areas soften the geometry of the built environment. To the south, T.O. Fuller State Park anchors a significant landscape of recreation and conservation, offering a reminder that Memphis is not only an urban center but also a city framed by wetlands, creeks, woods, and river terraces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a record of Memphis in the 1960s, this map carries particular historical weight. The decade was one of profound social and cultural change, culminating locally in events central to the American civil rights movement, while the city’s musical identity continued to reverberate through blues, soul, gospel, and early rock and roll. Though the map is topographic rather than thematic, its streets and districts form the stage upon which that history unfolded. Viewed today, “Northwest Memphis” invites comparison with later patterns of urbanization, riverfront redevelopment, transportation growth, and environmental change, making it both a handsome cartographic document and a compelling historical witness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMemphis, Tennessee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMississippi River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChicken Island\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobinson Crusoe Island\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRiverside Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKenilworth Drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHollywood Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnion Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3rd Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eN 2nd Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eE McLemore Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eS Parkway East\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHayden's Creek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eT.O. Fuller State Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the US Geological Survey, this historical 1:24,000 topographical map shows Memphis, Tennessee, and the surrounding area.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreated in 1965 and published in 1974.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished by the US Geological Survey (USGS), an agency established in 1879 with a reputation for reliable geographical and geological data.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map reflects the Memphis area during the 1960s, a period of significant social change.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMemphis is notable for its historical and cultural significance, particularly in music and civil rights.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map uses a clear color scheme, with green indicating vegetation and blue marking water bodies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelief is shown by contour lines, indicating variations in terrain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map depicts river systems, urban development, and a structured grid of streets and roads.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt offers a useful comparison with current patterns of urbanization and infrastructure, especially along the Mississippi River.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for a particular place?\u003c\/strong\u003e Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/it\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eask our workshop to check before you order\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed maps are especially rewarding at larger sizes, where names, boundaries and decorative features have more room to be appreciated. Use the close-up preview and size guide to choose the right scale for your wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/it\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere personalisation is available, you can add a short title or dedication, mark one meaningful place, or request one considered visual detail. \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/it\/pages\/map-personalisation\"\u003eSee personalised map examples\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery piece is printed to museum-grade archival standards using fade-resistant pigment inks on acid-free matte paper. Choose an unframed map print, framed map or canvas using the finish options above. 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