Marvel Map
A Coal Mining Town
| This
is a detailed map of Marvel, Alabama. As you can see it is a
composite of old USGS maps, taken from the University of Alabama map
archives, linked on this web site. The left side (west) of the map
is dated 1934, while the east side is dated 1910. As you might
expect, things don't line up precisely.
One might expect that the town changed in 25 years, and it has certainly changed since. Today, aerial photos indicate that there is not much remaining of Marvel. The rail line that served the town is long since abandoned. There is little evidence of the many buildings indicated by the small black rectangles indicated on the map. |
 |
|
Thanks to Marshall Goggins for sharing these. |
