1955 Map of Laguardo

About this map

Old Hickory Lake and the meandering Cumberland River dominate this landscape on the border of Sumner and Wilson Counties. The map illustrates a transitional period in Middle Tennessee's development, where rural crossroads like Laguardo and older social hubs such as Franklin Chapel and Cooks Church sit alongside the industrial modernization of the Gallatin Steam Plant Reservation (TVA). The 1980s photorevisions show the expansion of the Gallatin suburbs and the development of recreational spaces like Sumner County Park, while still preserving the traces of older infrastructure such as the Seaboard rail line and the historic Coles Ferry Road. Significant water features including Spencer Creek and Station Camp Creek branch into the reservoir, defining the local topography and the boundaries of residential growth near the Gallatin Municipal Airport.