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1935 Map of Mascot

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Mascot
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

The Holston River carves a winding path through this 1935 landscape, defining the boundaries of Knox, Jefferson, and Grainger counties. The Southern Railway and the Andrew Johnson Highway run parallel through the river valley, serving the industrial and agricultural hubs of Mascot and Strawberry Plains. This era of development is marked by the presence of a Public Service Company transmission line and an Airway Beacon, showing the integration of modern infrastructure into a traditional rural setting.

Local life is anchored by a dense network of country schools and churches, such as Clear Spring Ch and Rolling Hill Sch. The river itself is filled with named features that reflect its importance to the local economy and geography, from Smith Mill and the Mc Bee Bridge to numerous river islands like Trent Island and Frazier Island. The southern portion of the map rises into the ridges of Bays Mountain and Rocky Valley, where smaller communities like Thorngrove and Lyonton are situated away from the primary rail corridor.