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1892 Map of Catoosa

Name: 1892 Topographic Map of Catoosa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

The rugged ridges of Lookout Mountain and Taylor Ridge dominate this corner of Northwest Georgia, where the geography dictated the bloody maneuvers of the Civil War just decades before this survey. The Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is clearly delineated alongside the Ft Oglethorpe Mil Res, marking a landscape transitioning from a battlefield to a site of national commemoration. In the valleys, the economy is defined by the Alabama Great Southern Railroad and the Western and Atlantic Railroad, which connect industrial outposts like Trion Factory and the Coal Mines near Trenton.

Local life is visible through small-scale landmarks such as Gilreath Mill and Tan Store, while numerous gaps like Steven Gap and Nickajack Gap indicate the critical mountain passes used by settlers and soldiers alike. From the thermal waters of Catoosa Springs to the administrative center at Lafayette, the map preserves a complex network of 19th-century Georgia settlements before the expansion of the modern highway system.