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1941 Map of Chattanooga

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Chattanooga
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

Chattanooga serves as the industrial and transportation hub of the Tennessee River valley in this 1941 survey, showing the city just before the height of its wartime expansion. The river dominates the landscape, featuring the dramatic hairpin turn at Moccasin Bend and the presence of Hales Bar Reservoir. Civil War history is visible through landmarks like Orchard Knob, Fort Cheatham, and the Confederate Cem, while the urban core is defined by the Union Station and Terminal Station rail yards.

Residential growth is evident along Stringer Ridge and up the slopes of Lookout Mountain, where the Incline Ry and Cravens House mark the historic heights. Institutional life is well-documented with the University of Chattanooga, Erlanger Hospital, and several outlying settlements like Lupton City and Signal Mountain. The map details a complex network of industry and transport, from the Tannery Flats to the tunnel through Missionary Ridge at Wilcox Tunnel.