1953 Map of Dickson

About this map

The Tennessee Valley Divide cuts across this landscape, separating the headwaters of the Piney River from the northward-flowing Yellow Creek. This terrain is deeply etched by family-named hollows and springs, reflecting a long-established rural settlement pattern where life followed the contours of the land. At the center of the local economy and movement is the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, which runs parallel to the Broadway of America, connecting the growing center of Dickson to the surrounding agricultural countryside.