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1936 Map of Burns

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Burns
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Tidwell and Pomona anchor the southwestern corner of Dickson County in this mid-1930s field examination, where the landscape is defined by the transitioning topography of the Basin and Divide. The N C And St L railroad line cuts a sharp path through this corridor, running parallel to the Tennessee Elec Power Line and the winding Tenn State Highway. This infrastructure highlights the early 20th-century modernization of rural Tennessee, as state and federal power initiatives began to overlay the older agricultural patterns.

Local education and drainage systems are clearly documented, featuring the Herbertson Sch near the headwaters of Turkey Creek. Smaller watercourses like Willow Creek and Crab Creek feed into the surrounding lowlands, while major thoroughfares such as U S Highway No 70 and State No 1 intersect the northern reaches. The map captures a specific moment when the Tennessee Valley Authority was actively shaping the region’s development, recorded here as an advance sheet compiled from aerial photographs.