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1932 Map of Nashville

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Nashville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The Cumberland River carves a dramatic series of oxbows across this landscape, defining the rural and institutional character of West Nashville. At Cockrill Bend, the massive State Reservation and Penitentiary occupy the isolated peninsula, while the nearby County Farm sits just across the water from Bordeaux. This period of development shows the city's growth pressing south and west, where the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis railway and the Louisville and Nashville tracks intersect at Radnor.

Educational and social landmarks are densely mapped, including Trevecca College in the north and David Lipscomb Sch near Belle Meade. To the south, the terrain becomes more rolling as the map transitions toward the Harpeth River valley, featuring family-named locations like Vaughns Gap and Pierce Bend. The presence of Central Ferry and Clees Ferry highlights a time when river crossings remained vital to the local transport network.