1958 Map of Hutchinson Rock

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Burkes Garden and the surrounding high ridges of the Jefferson National Forest dominate this late-1950s survey. The landscape is defined by the massive parallel formations of Rich Mountain and Clinch Mountain, which cradle the Thompson Valley and its network of headwaters including the South Fork Clinch River. At the intersection of Tazewell, Bland, and Smyth counties, the map reveals a rural topography where human settlement is concentrated in the narrow valleys and clearings like Steel Hill.