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1968 Map of Dale Hollow Dam

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Dale Hollow Dam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Dale Hollow Dam controls the flow of the Obey River in this Tennessee-Kentucky borderland survey, which documents the complex shoreline and rising waters of Dale Hollow Lake and the Cordell Hull Reservoir. The landscape is a network of winding hollows and ridges, where family-named landmarks like Walker Bend and Peterman Bend sit alongside essential local infrastructure like the Dale Hollow Fish Hatchery.

Cultural history is preserved through numerous small burial grounds and rural hubs, including Thompsons Store and the Rock Springs Ch. Evidence of early resource extraction appears with scattered Oil Wells and the Williams Quarry. The map tracks the shifting boundaries between Clay, Monroe, Cumberland, and Overton counties, providing a detailed record of the mid-century transition from traditional river valley farming to a recreation-based economy centered on the reservoir system.