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1936 Map of Hollywood

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Hollywood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Arthur E. Morgan and the Tennessee Valley Authority oversee a landscape in transition on this advance sheet, documenting the Proposed Guntersville Reservoir at a target elevation of 594 feet. The map captures the Tennessee River corridor before the valley was inundated, showing the established river-based infrastructure of Sublett Ferry and Hale Ferry. The town of Hollywood sits at the junction of the Southern Railway and the Lee Highway, while the surrounding hills of Poorhouse Mountain are dotted with small rural centers like Martintown and Georgetown.

Genealogists will find a high density of family and community landmarks, including the Hansbrough Cem, Norwood Cem, and Sarratt Cem. The map identifies numerous educational and religious sites such as the River Hill Sch and Providence Ch. Industry is represented by the Wheeler Mine near Jones Creek, and the large Harlin Morgan and Rilie State Reservations designate protected lands along the proposed shoreline.