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1935 Map of Mc Donald

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

USGS Topo · Published 1935

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The Southern Railway corridor through Black Fox Valley and Blue Spring Valley anchors this 1935 survey, showing a landscape defined by parallel ridges and early infrastructure. The Tennessee Electric Power Company transmission line and the Lee Highway traverse the northern terrain near McDonald, while industrial signatures like the Grumgoof Mill and its associated flume reveal how the local water systems were harnessed.

Genealogists will find a wealth of community landmarks, from rural congregations at Goats Chapel and Wesleyan Ch to local education at Pine Hill Sch. The presence of Marble Switch and Lead Mine on Lead Mine Ridge points to the area's extractive history, while small hubs like Ceciliton and Howardville represent the scattered settlement patterns of Bradley and Hamilton counties before mid-century modernization.