1935 Map of Johnson City

About this map

Johnson City serves as a bustling rail and industrial hub in the mid-1930s, anchored by the intersection of the Southern Railway, Clinchfield RR, and the Et & WNC RR. The urban grid transitions into a landscape of educational and social institutions, including Milligan College and the Johnson City Country Club. Early aviation is represented by the St John Landing Field near Dividing Ridge, while the eastern portion of the map is defined by the winding Watauga River and the commemorative Sycamore Shoals Monument. Numerous rural schools such as Princeton Sch and Fagan Sch, along with churches like Sinking Creek Ch, dot the valleys. To the south, the terrain rises into the Unaka National Forest, showing the proximity of dense woodland to the expanding city center.