1954 Map of Albany

About this map

The county seat of Albany dominates this mid-century landscape, positioned at a significant crossroads before the terrain breaks into the deep ridges and valleys of the Cumberland plateau. To the south and west, the flooding of the Wolf River has created the expansive Dale Hollow Reservoir, a major geographic shift that redefined the local economy and geography in the 1940s and 50s. The map illustrates the rise of water-based recreation and commerce with the appearance of Wisdom Dock and Wolf River Dock along the new shoreline.