1936 Map of Lobelville

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The Buffalo River winds through the heart of Perry County, defining the agricultural and industrial life of Lobelville in the mid-1930s. This Tennessee Valley Authority survey captures a river-dependent economy, most notably evidenced by the Lobelville Mill & and Power House situated near Mill Bridge. The landscape is a network of ridges and hollows, such as Dividing Ridge and Apple Orchard Hollow, where small communities and family farmsteads established their own schools and cemeteries. Local history is deeply etched into the terrain through features like the Bone Spring Sch No 13 and the Terrapin Sch, alongside numerous family burial grounds including Leeper Cem and Jones Cem. The presence of a Stone Quarry and a Gaging Station on the river reflects the era's focus on resource management and infrastructure development during the early years of the TVA's influence in the region.