1951 Map of Mason Ridge

About this map

Wheeler Reservoir and the Tennessee River dominate this 1951 survey, illustrating a landscape defined by the Tennessee Valley Authority’s mid-century water management. Along the northern banks, the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge stretches across the Rockhouse Buckeye Blackwell Dewatering Area, where pumping stations and sloughs like Leemon Slough manage the river's edges. The map documents numerous small communities and family-named landmarks that hint at the area's rural social fabric, including Wall Street, Swancott, and Bluff City.