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1969 Map of East Ridge

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of East Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

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Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park dominates the western landscape of this 1969 survey, where historical battle lines are preserved amidst a period of rapid suburban growth. The Tennessee-Georgia state line bisects the sheet, separating the established city of East Ridge from the expanding subdivisions of Catoosa County like McDonald Acres and Blevins Acres. Transportation corridors are in transition as Interstate 75 cuts across the terrain, intersecting the older Dixie Highway and Ringgold Road.

Local landmarks such as the Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park and the Auto speedway reflect a mid-century era of leisure, while numerous country churches and family burial grounds like Dixon Cem and Shiloh Ch point to the area's deeper rural roots. Significant topographical features including Boynton Ridge and the winding West Chickamauga Creek provide the physical framework for the varied settlements of Burning Bush and Graysville.