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1968 Map of Harriman

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Harriman
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The Emory River snakes through the dramatic topography of the Cumberland Plateau and Walden Ridge, defining the industrial and transport corridor of Roane County. The city of Harriman serves as the central hub, where the Southern Railway and Louisville and Nashville Railroad converge at Harriman Junction. This period of the late 1960s captures the landscape just as Interstate 40 was reshaping regional travel, cutting across the southern half of the map near Midtown.

South of the city, the Kingston Steam Plant sits prominently near the confluence with the Clinch River and the expansive Watts Bar Lake. This survey provides a look at local life through numerous named cemeteries like Whaley Cem and Snow Cem, alongside recreational landmarks such as the Roane County Speedway and Emory Golf and Country Club. To the northwest, the Catoosa Wildlife Management Area borders active resource extraction, evidenced by several strip mines along the ridge lines.