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1936 Map of Ducktown

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Ducktown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

The Copper Basin industrial landscape dominates this mid-1930s survey, centered on the heavy extraction activities of the Tennessee Copper Co RR. Significant mining operations including the Burra Burra Mine, Isabella Mine, and Old Tennessee Mine are visible alongside the London Flotation Plant, illustrating the intensive mineral production that defined the region's economy and topography. The Louisville and Nashville RR follows the bends of the Hiwassee River in the north, connecting settlements like Farner and Apalachia to the broader world.

Deeply rooted local communities appear in the network of small schools and churches, such as Kimsey Junior College, Willow Springs Sch, and Bethlehem Ch. The terrain transitions from the industrial basin into the Cherokee National Forest, where the Kimsey Highway winds through the hills. Genealogists can trace family footprints across numerous ridges and gaps, from Stansbury Mountain to the remote valley at Dave Bottom.