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1949 Map of Daniels Landing

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Daniels Landing
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Kentucky Lake and the Tennessee River dominate this West Tennessee landscape, where the valley was fundamentally reshaped by the mid-century hydroelectric and navigation projects of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Numerous river landings, such as Daniels Landing and Brevards Landing, reflect the historic reliance on waterborne commerce and transport along the river's winding path through the counties of Decatur, Benton, Humphreys, and Perry. The presence of the National Wildlife Refuge indicates the era's transition toward conservation and managed floodplains.

Local genealogy and communal history are preserved in the numerous family cemeteries and remote institutions scattered through the heavily dissected terrain. Features like the Blue Creek School and Britta Chapel serve as anchor points for the rural population living among the deep draws of Pigpen Hollow and Hellsneck Hollow. An Indian mound near Nix Landing hints at the long history of human habitation on the high ground above the river's fluctuating waters.