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1946 Map of Brockdell

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Brockdell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

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Falls Creek Falls State Park dominates the northern reaches of this landscape, where the plateau surface is deeply incised by drainages like Slaytons Fork and Devils Neck Creek. The terrain is defined by the dramatic Cumberland Escarpment, which drops sharply into the Sequatchie Valley to the southeast. Settlement patterns follow the topography, with higher-elevation communities like Brockdell and its associated Brockdell Ch and Pine Grove Sch situated on the relatively level ground of Brock Ridge.

Tracing the valley floor reveals a transportation corridor along the Chattanooga and St Louis Highway, linking rail-side points like Lees Station and College Station. Family history is preserved in several small burial grounds, including Rainey Cem and Dodson Cem. The map illustrates the complex relationship between the high plateau and the fertile valley, connected by steep gaps and hollows such as Lamb Gulf and Rocky Gulf.