1900 Map of Maynardville

About this map

Maynardville and Tazewell anchor this landscape of the East Tennessee valley and ridge system, mapped during the final decade of the nineteenth century. The region is defined by the parallel courses of the Clinch River, Powell River, and Holston River, which carve through prominent elevations like Clinch Mountain and Wallens Ridge. Before the era of modern bridges, numerous river crossings such as Needham Ford and Walkers Ford facilitated local commerce between small communities like Sharps Chapel and Liberty Hill.