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1968 Map of Oak Hill

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Oak Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Radnor Lake and the surrounding State Natural and Wildlife Refuge anchor the center of this landscape, illustrating the intentional preservation of green space as the southern suburbs of Nashville expanded. The map documents the high concentration of educational and civic institutions that define this corridor, from the Vanderbilt University Observatory and David Lipscomb College to the Governors Mansion.

Transit patterns show a transition from the established rail infrastructure of the Louisville and Nashville RR to a dense network of suburban arteries like Tyne Blvd and Granny White Pike. South of the Nashville-Davidson Co Metropolitan Government line, the terrain shifts into the drainage basins of the Little Harpeth River and Harpeth River, where early local landmarks like Owens Chapel and the Brentwood Sta mark the historic character of northern Williamson Co.