{"product_id":"old-map-of-wilmore-kentucky-by-usgs-1952-kentucky-river-herrington-lake","title":"Old Map of Wilmore, Kentucky by USGS, 1952 – Kentucky River \u0026 Herrington Lake","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1964 from 1952 survey work, the US Geological Survey’s “Wilmore Quadrangle” presents a precise mid-century portrait of Wilmore, Kentucky, and its surrounding Bluegrass landscape. At the classic 1:24,000 scale, the map captures the intimate geography of a rural town and its environs with the quiet authority that made USGS quadrangles indispensable to engineers, planners, geologists, hikers, and local historians. Wilmore appears not as an isolated settlement, but as part of a carefully measured terrain of roads, rail connections, streams, wooded tracts, and cultivated land. The result is a compelling historical document: a snapshot of central Kentucky before later suburban growth altered the relationship between town, farmland, and transportation corridors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cartographic language of this quadrangle is unmistakably USGS: brown contour lines trace the rise and fall of the land, blue waterways articulate the drainage network, and green shading marks forested areas. This restrained color system gives the map both scientific clarity and visual elegance, allowing the eye to move naturally from hilltops to hollows, from creek beds to ridgelines. The contouring is especially fine, revealing subtle elevation changes across a landscape that might otherwise seem gently rolling. Valleys, slopes, and divides emerge through measured linework, making the map as much a study of landform as of settlement. It is a beautiful example of mid-twentieth-century American topographic design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilmore itself occupies the cultural center of the sheet, a small Kentucky town set amid roads, railways, open land, and watercourses. The map preserves the town’s mid-century footprint, showing how built infrastructure related to the surrounding agricultural and wooded terrain. Roads and railway lines speak to the practical rhythms of the period: movement of people, goods, students, and supplies through a regional landscape still deeply connected to rural patterns of life. For collectors with an interest in local history, this quadrangle offers more than place names; it records spatial relationships—the distances between settlements, the bend of a road, the course of a creek—that shaped daily experience in Wilmore and its neighboring countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wider landscape is animated by water. The Kentucky River, one of the defining natural features of the region, anchors the geography of central Kentucky with its sinuous course and carved valley terrain. Herrington Lake also appears as a prominent body of water, its presence signaling both natural drainage and the engineered hydrology that reshaped parts of the Kentucky River basin in the twentieth century. Smaller creeks thread through the quadrangle, many unnamed yet essential to understanding the terrain. Their courses correspond closely with the contour lines, revealing the logic of erosion, slope, and valley formation. Together, these waterways create a layered portrait of a landscape shaped by both geology and human use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the nation’s principal civilian mapping agency, the US Geological Survey brought a high standard of field observation, triangulation, and cartographic discipline to maps like the Wilmore Quadrangle. Such sheets were designed for practical use, yet today they possess a quiet historical richness: they preserve the landscape at a moment in time with extraordinary precision. This map reflects land use, transportation, vegetation, and settlement patterns in mid-century Kentucky, offering a detailed record of a place poised between rural tradition and modern development. For admirers of American topography, Kentucky history, or the visual beauty of scientific mapping, the Wilmore Quadrangle is a refined and evocative study of place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWilmore, Kentucky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKentucky River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHerrington Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeveral unnamed creeks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoads and railway connections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForested areas, indicated in green shading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContour points showing elevation changes across the terrain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap name: Wilmore Quadrangle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the US Geological Survey, the primary mapping agency in the United States.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical 1:24,000 topographical map dated 1952, with a 1964 imprint.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows the geographical layout and infrastructure of the Wilmore, Kentucky area during the mid-20th century.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflects historical land use and development patterns in the surrounding region.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses detailed contour lines to show elevation changes, hills, valleys, and waterways.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmploys standard USGS color conventions: brown for contour lines, green for vegetation, and blue for water bodies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures meticulous contour detail, reflecting the topographic accuracy typical of USGS mapping from this period.\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=\"\/de\/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=\"\/de\/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=\"\/de\/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. Framed maps use crystal-clear optical acrylic and arrive ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith its rich detail and strong sense of place, this map makes a considered gift for a new home, anniversary, retirement or anyone with a personal connection to the area shown. Still deciding? 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