1940 Map of Bluff City

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The South Fork Holston River and Watauga River converge in this 1939-surveyed landscape, defining a region where water power and rail transit drove local industry. Bluff City serves as the primary hub along the Southern railroad, while smaller agricultural and milling communities like Piney Flats, Shaver Mill, and Hyder Mill dot the surrounding ridges. The map captures the area before modern inundation or highway expansion, showing a dense network of country schools such as Watauga Flats Sch and local landmarks like Galloway Mill.