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1942 Map of East Chattanooga

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of East Chattanooga
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

The Chickamauga Dam and its expansive Chickamauga Reservoir dominate this 1941 landscape, a period when the Tennessee Valley Authority was actively reshaping the region's geography and infrastructure. The industrial and transportation identity of the area is evident through the convergence of the Southern Railway and the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railway, which supported growing settlements like East Chattanooga and Tyner.

Genealogists will find a dense concentration of local history here, from the Silverdale Confederate Cem and Brainerd Cem to family-named landmarks like Fryar Cem and Jones Cem. The presence of CCC Camp 3459 near Booker T Washington State Park reflects the era's public works legacy, while aviation history is captured at Lovell Field and the Chattanooga Municipal Airport. Numerous country schools including Bonny Oaks Sch and Tyner Sch anchor the small communities surrounding the rising reservoir waters.