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1932 Map of Carthage

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Carthage
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

The Cumberland River carves a dramatic series of loops through North Central Tennessee, defining the life and landscape of Smith, Macon, and Jackson Counties in the early 1930s. The county seat of Carthage sits at the river's southern bend, where industry and transportation converge. Life in the surrounding uplands is recorded through a dense network of rural infrastructure, including many schools such as Macey Sch and Franklin Sch, alongside centers of worship like Hickory Grove Ch and Parthenia Chapel.

A notable characteristic of this area is the river-bend economy, where distinctive meanders like Horseshoe Bend, Sullivan Bend, and McClure Bend created semi-isolated agricultural communities. Transportation across these waters relied on services such as the Holliman Ferry. Inland, small settlements with evocative names like Difficult and Defeated appear alongside rugged ridges, including Haydenburg Ridge, showing the interplay between the winding river valleys and the high, hollow-cut terrain.