1941 Map of Chattanooga

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Lookout Mountain and the Cumberland Escarpment frame this 1940s landscape, where the Tennessee River makes its dramatic loop around Moccasin Bend. This survey documents a critical period of urban expansion and industrial transit, featuring the Incline Railway ascending the heights above St Elmo and the Stringers Ridge Tunnel facilitating movement north. The city's social and institutional fabric is visible through landmarks like the University of Chattanooga, Erlanger Hospital, and the Pine Breeze Sanatorium. Along the river, the US Engr Dept Boat Yards and Citico Yards highlight the era's heavy reliance on rail and water transport. Genealogists will find significant detail in the various burial grounds, including the National Cem, Bnai Zion Cem, and the Missionary Cem on Missionary Ridge. Neighborhoods such as Lupton City and Alton Park appear as established hubs before the mid-century highway booms reshaped the local geography.