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1941 Map of Harriman

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Harriman
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

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Walden Ridge dominates this 1941 landscape, serving as a dramatic boundary between the Cumberland Plateau and the river valleys below. At the foot of this ridge, the Emory River winds through the industrial and rail hub of Harriman, where the Southern, Tennessee Central, and Louisville and Nashville railroads converge. This era captures a significant transformation of the Tennessee Valley as the Watts Bar Reservoir begins to take shape, its approximate future shoreline indicated along the Clinch River near Kingston.

Genealogists and local historians can locate numerous family and community landmarks, including Delozier Cem, Harriman Cem, and Woods Chapel. The settlement patterns are dense with rural institutions such as Rankin Sch, Bazzletown Sch, and the community of Cardiff to the southwest. The presence of an Airway Beacon and a Lookout Tower on the high ridges highlights the strategic topographic importance of this corridor during the early 1940s.