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1947 Map of Glendale

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Glendale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

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The winding Duck River carves a complex series of loops across this Maury County landscape, creating distinctive horseshoe bends like Sowell Bend, Vaughan Bend, and Rieves Bend. This 1947 survey by the Tennessee Valley Authority reveals a mid-century rural economy deeply tied to these waters, evidenced by the Sowell Mill Bridge and Sowell Mill. The Louisville and Nashville railroad runs north-south through the western portion, anchoring the communities of Glendale and Fountain Heights.

Genealogists will find a dense distribution of family burial grounds and country churches, including the Tankersley Cem, Vaughan Cem, and Pleasant Mount Ch. The rugged topography is defined by named peaks such as Jackson Knob and Loftin Hill, while the valley floor is dotted with infrastructure like the Union Grove Sch and Scribners Mill Bridge, illustrating the settlement patterns of central Tennessee before later modernization.