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1936 Map of Hooker

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

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Lookout Mountain and Raccoon Mountain dominate this mid-1930s landscape, carved by the Tennessee River and Lookout Creek. The terrain is defined by a dense network of mountain gaps and ridges, including Windy Gap, Stidmon Gap, and the long spine of Tatum Ridge. This era shows a region heavily reliant on rail transport, with the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railway, Southern Railway, and Central of Georgia Railway all threading through the valleys to connect settlements like Whiteside, Morganville, and Wildwood.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the placement of rural institutions such as North Dade Sch and Payne Sch, alongside numerous family-linked landmarks like Magill Cem and Bethlehem Cem. The eastern portion of the map includes early boundaries for the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park near the Lookout Mountain Hotel, capturing the intersection of preserved Civil War history and the developing tourism and transit infrastructure of the Great Depression era.