1949 Map of Hustburg

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Kentucky Lake and the Tennessee River dominate this 1949 topographic study, capturing the intersection of Humphreys and Benton counties shortly after the reservoir's creation. The landscape is defined by the Tennessee National Migratory Wildlife Refuge, where the river's path winds through broad flats like Big Bottom and Lower Bottom. This era shows the remaining riverside infrastructure at Trotters Landing and Sycamore Landing, remnants of a river-based economy that persisted alongside newer federal land management.