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1972 Map of Capitol Hill

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Capitol Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

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Woods Reservoir dominates this landscape, created by the Elk River Dam to provide cooling water for the neighboring Arnold Air Force Station. This industrial and military footprint is balanced by a high concentration of research and recreational facilities, including the University of Tennessee Space Institute and several designated areas like the Wildlife Management Area and Camp Tannassie. The map captures a moment of modern technical development overlaid on a much older rural framework.

Evidence of the area's earlier settlement is visible in the numerous family cemeteries and small rural congregations, such as Prairie Chapel Cem, Featherston Cem, and New Brick Ch. While modern roads like the AEDC Access Road serve the base, the landscape still contains the legacy of the Elk River valley before the reservoirs, including the Morris Ferry Bridge and remnants of an Old RR Grade near Estill Springs.