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1988 Map of Chattanooga

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of Chattanooga
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Sequatchie Valley cuts a dramatic diagonal across the heart of this regional study, separating the industrial and urban center of Chattanooga from the high, coal-bearing tablelands of the Cumberland Plateau. The landscape is a study in 1980s infrastructure and natural resource extraction, showing the extensive Strip Mines on the plateau near Palmer and Coalmont, alongside the massive hydroelectric and navigational impoundments of Chickamauga Lake and Nickajack Lake on the Tennessee River.

Strategic military and industrial footprints are evident at the Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant, while the region's conservation history is represented by the Savage Gulf State Natural Area and Prentice Cooper State Forest. Rail history enthusiasts can trace the L & N RR as it threads through mountain gaps to reach river towns like South Pittsburg and New Hope, providing a clear view of the transportation corridors that shaped the Tennessee Valley Divide.