{"product_id":"old-map-of-marietta-georgia-by-usgs-1954-kennesaw-cobb-county-dobbins-air-force-base","title":"Old Map of Marietta, Georgia by USGS, 1954 – Kennesaw, Cobb County \u0026 Dobbins Air Force Base","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1957 from survey work completed in 1954, the US Geological Survey’s “Marietta” presents a finely observed mid-century portrait of Cobb County, Georgia, at the highly detailed 1:24,000 scale. Centered on the city of Marietta and extending to nearby Kennesaw and surrounding communities, the map records a landscape poised between small-city order, expanding suburban development, and the infrastructure demands of postwar America. Roads, rail lines, neighborhoods, open land, and institutional grounds appear with the disciplined clarity characteristic of USGS quadrangles. As a historical document, it captures Marietta before the full force of later metropolitan Atlanta growth, preserving the pattern of streets, rural edges, and local connections that shaped daily movement across this part of northwestern Georgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe US Geological Survey brought to this map the authority of a federal mapping agency whose work has long defined the standard for American topographic accuracy. Founded in the late nineteenth century, the USGS became indispensable to engineers, planners, naturalists, military authorities, and travelers by translating the terrain of the United States into precise, readable form. In “Marietta,” that institutional rigor is visible in the systematic use of contour lines, standardized symbols, and careful classification of roads and land cover. Major highways stand apart from local roads and minor tracks, while built-up areas, wooded ground, and open terrain are differentiated through a restrained but information-rich color scheme. The result is both utilitarian and quietly elegant, a map designed for serious use yet rich in visual texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarietta itself appears as the principal urban focus, its street grid and surrounding neighborhoods revealing the city’s mid-twentieth-century form. Nearby Kennesaw anchors the northern portion of the mapped region, while smaller roads and scattered settlements show how local communities were linked before later suburban expansion thickened the landscape. The presence of a significant military installation—likely associated with what is now Dobbins Air Reserve Base—adds an important postwar dimension. In the 1950s, this area was increasingly shaped by aviation, defense, and industrial activity, all of which helped transform Cobb County’s economy and geography. Parks, recreational spaces, and civic landmarks offer further clues to patterns of community life, balancing the map’s strategic infrastructure with the everyday geography of schools, neighborhoods, and open spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe topographic character of the map is especially rewarding. Contour lines trace the undulating Piedmont terrain, where gentle ridges, hollows, and drainage corridors give structure to the built environment. Rather than presenting Marietta as a flat urban diagram, the map reveals how roads, neighborhoods, and open land respond to slopes and valleys. Elevation markings provide an exacting sense of relief, while streams, lakes, and low-lying features define natural routes through the area. The green tinting used for vegetated land contrasts with more developed or open zones, allowing the viewer to read both settlement and ecology at once. This interplay between landform and human use is one of the enduring pleasures of USGS topographic mapping: every road and boundary is grounded in the physical landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a historical artifact, “Marietta” offers a compelling snapshot of Cobb County at a formative moment. The 1950s brought rapid automobile-oriented growth, new housing patterns, military and industrial investment, and increasingly strong connections to the expanding Atlanta metropolitan region. Yet this map still preserves traces of an older geography: local roads threading through semi-rural land, town centers retaining compact form, and wooded or undeveloped areas separating neighborhoods that would later merge into a broader suburban fabric. For collectors, historians, and admirers of American cartography, it is valuable not simply for the places it names, but for the transitional world it records. Marietta, Kennesaw, highways, installations, parks, streams, and contours together form a richly detailed portrait of a Georgia landscape in motion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarietta, GA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKennesaw, GA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCobb County\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMilitary installation, likely Dobbins Air Reserve Base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLocal parks and recreational areas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious neighborhoods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMain highways and identified routes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmaller roads and trails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRivers and lakes in the surrounding region\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElevation markings and contour lines indicating terrain variations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the US Geological Survey.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical 1:24,000 scale topographical map depicting Marietta, Georgia, and its surrounding areas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreated in 1954 and published in 1957.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe US Geological Survey is known for producing reliable and detailed geographic information and mapping for the United States.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses color to differentiate land uses and elevations, with greens indicating vegetation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad classifications are clearly marked, distinguishing major highways from local roads.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents detailed elevation changes, including hills, valleys, and other terrain features.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaptures a mid-20th-century snapshot of Marietta, reflecting urban development patterns and land use that have likely changed over time.\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=\"\/es\/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=\"\/es\/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=\"\/es\/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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