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1968 Map of Elverton

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Elverton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

The US Atomic Energy Commission restricted zone dominates the eastern landscape of this Roane County region, where the ridge-and-valley topography of the Walden Ridge and Blackoak Ridge dictates the layout of industry and settlement. Along the southern bend of the Clinch River, the map documents several historic burial grounds, including the Slave Cem and Gallaher Bridge Cem, preserving a record of the area's diverse social history.

Industry and transport are woven through the terrain, from Strip Mines near Coal Hill to the Southern railroad line passing through DeArmond. The confluence of the Emory River and the Clinch is captured at the edge of Kingston, while the interior valleys are dotted with local landmarks like Young Chapel and the Edgewood Sch. The expansive waters of Watts Bar Lake fill the central basins, framed by the steep slopes of Dickey Ridge and Pine Ridge.