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1953 Map of Eagan

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Eagan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Eagan and Clairfield serve as central nodes in this Cumberland Mountains landscape during the mid-1950s, where the Southern railway snakes through the valley of the Clear Fork. The topography is defined by the heavy footprint of the coal industry, with numerous Strip Mines and a large Loading Plant carved into the slopes of Teague Mountain and King Mountain. This survey documents a specific phase of extraction where industrial infrastructure sits in close proximity to community landmarks like Days Chapel and the Buffalo Sch.

The complex social geography of the Tennessee-Kentucky border is evident in clustered company towns and settlements such as Pruden, Fonde, and Hamlin Town. The map captures the reliance on rail transport for moving resources out of the Log Mountains, featuring a Tramway and several tipples that connected the deep mines and strip operations to the main lines. This era shows a densely settled coalfield before later decades of consolidation and landscape alteration.