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1968 Map of Hermitage

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Hermitage
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Hermitage Tomb serves as a major cultural anchor on this mid-century landscape, marking the historic estate of Andrew Jackson just north of the growing settlement at Hermitage. The terrain is defined by the massive water bodies of Old Hickory Lake on the Cumberland River to the north and the sprawling J Percy Priest Reservoir to the south. This era shows the suburbanization of Davidson County as residential areas like Lakewood and Hopewell expand near the Louisville and Nashville railroad tracks.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, from the Confederate Memorial Cem and Hermitage Memorial Gardens to rural congregations like New Hope Ch and Chandler Ch. The map captures the infrastructure of the late 1960s, including the U S Weather Bureau Observatory near Green Hill and the early footprint of Mount Juliet before its later rapid expansion, all set against a backdrop of limestone quarries and winding creeks like Stoners Creek.