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1960 Map of Knoxville

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Knoxville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Knoxville and Asheville anchor this 1960 regional survey of the southern Appalachians, a landscape dominated by the massive crests of the Great Smoky Mountains and the Blue Ridge. The map documents a critical era of Tennessee Valley Authority water management, showing the established footprints of Douglas Lake, Fontana Lake, and Cherokee Lake amidst the high peaks. High elevations are punctuated by iconic summits like Clingmans Dome, Mt Mitchell, and Mt Le Conte.

Beyond the mountain wilderness of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the map traces the network of towns such as Maryville, Hendersonville, and Gatlinburg. The transition from the urban centers in Knox County to the timber-rich lands of the Pisgah National Forest and Nantahala National Forest illustrates the complex geography of the borderlands between Tennessee and North Carolina during the mid-century expansion of recreational tourism and industrial forestry.