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1982 Map of Hooker

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Hooker
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Lookout Mountain dominates the landscape of this 1980s-era survey, where the borders of Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama converge. The terrain is defined by the massive ridge-and-valley structure of the Appalachians, with Raccoon Mountain and Aetna Mountain rising to the north while Lookout Creek carves a deep path through the center. This region was a critical transportation corridor, shown here through the overlapping tracks of the Louisville and Nashville RR and the Southern Railway.

Settlement patterns follow the narrow valleys, with small communities like Hooker, Wildwood, and New England clustered near the rail lines and gaps in the mountains. Local life is documented through numerous country landmarks, including the Wildwood Sanitarium, Covenant College, and family burial grounds such as Kennedy Cem and Haswell Cem. The presence of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park on the eastern slopes reflects the strategic military importance this high ground held during the Civil War.