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1956 Map of Nashville

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Nashville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Nashville and the central Tennessee and southern Kentucky borderlands are captured here during a period of significant hydroelectric and military development. The Cumberland River and Tennessee River systems define the geography, shown just as the modern reservoir landscape was maturing. Large-scale water projects like Kentucky Lake, Lake Barkley, and the Percy Priest Reservoir dominate the hydrology, reflecting the mid-century transformation of the region's river-and-rail economy.

Major transit corridors of the Louisville and Nashville and Tennessee Central railroads connect primary hubs like Bowling Green, Clarksville, and Hopkinsville. This 1960s revision preserves critical landmarks of the era, from the sprawling Fort Campbell military reservation to the protected grounds of Fort Donelson National Military Park. Smaller settlements such as Guthrie, White Bluff, and Greenbrier punctuate the landscape between the ridges and knobs of the Highland Rim.