1951 Map of Greenfield Bend

About this map

The Duck River winds through a landscape of deep hollows and sharp ridges at the intersection of Hickman, Maury, and Lewis Counties. This era of Tennessee history is marked by a transition from traditional river-bound commerce to modern roadway access, as seen where the Natchez Trace and Mc Cord Highway cut across the high ground of Nine Mile Ridge. Settlement is clustered around the post office at Shady Grove Duck River and the industrial remnants at Kettle Mills. Local life is anchored by family-named landmarks like Delk Island and dozens of country cemeteries, including the Gordon Ferry Church Cem. Of particular interest to local historians is the Forty Thicket School (Abandoned), which stands as a silent witness to a changing educational system, while the Weatherly Lookout Tower provides a structural reference point for forest management in the mid-century.