1950 Map of Lexington

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The Tennessee Valley Divide snakes through this landscape, separating the headwaters of the Middle Fork Forked Deer River from the Beech River basin. At the center of the local economy is Lexington, where the concentration of civic life is evident in the Montgomery Sch, a Vocational Sch, and the Franklin-Wilkins Airport. The later expansion of Beech Lake and its accompanying Boat Ramp and Filtration Plant signals the mid-century transformation of the river valley for water management and recreation.