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1980 Map of Johnson City

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Johnson City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Bays Mountain and the Unaka Mountains frame this region of East Tennessee and North Carolina during a period of significant industrial and educational development. The map details the urban centers of Johnson City, Greeneville, and Elizabethton as they existed in the early 1980s, alongside several notable academic institutions including Washington College, Tusculum College, and Milligan College.

The landscape is marked by the complex hydroelectric and industrial infrastructure of the Nolichucky River and Watauga River systems, featuring the Watauga Dam and the Phipps Bend Nuclear Plant (Construction). For genealogical and local history research, the map identifies specific landmarks like the Andrew Johnson National Cemetery and David Crockett Birthplace State Park, while tracing the vital transportation corridors of the Clinchfield Railroad and the Southern Railway.