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1969 Map of Fairmount

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Fairmount
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

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The Cumberland Escarpment dominates this 1969 topographic study, where the plateau drops sharply toward the suburbs of Chattanooga. On the high ground, communities like Fairmount and Lone Oak are defined by a mix of residential growth and long-standing landmarks, including Fairmount Sch and several country churches such as Mt Carmel Ch and Wayside Ch. The map captures a period of significant telecommunications expansion, evidenced by the cluster of transmission facilities on the ridge, including the TV tower (WTVC) and TV tower (WRCB).

To the west, the landscape transitions into the protected wilderness of the Prentice Cooper State Forest, where the terrain is marked by Horseshoe Ridge and the deep incision of Pickett Gulf. While modern subdivisions like Birnam Wood and Applewood begin to edge northward from Signal Mountain, the presence of several strip mines and family cemeteries such as Sawyer Cem and Hall Cem speaks to the area's older extractive and agricultural roots.