1972 Map of Graysville

About this map

Cranmore Cove and the dramatic rise of the Cumberland Escarpment define the geography of the Rhea County corridor in the early 1970s. The industrial and transportation backbone of the region follows the valley floor, where the Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific RR and U S Highway 27 connect settlements like Graysville and Sale Creek. The map documents a landscape of transition, from the higher Blackoak Ridge down to the eastern waters of Chickamauga Lake and the Tennessee River.