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1952 Map of Pattie Gap

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Pattie Gap
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Paint Rock Ridge and Big Ridge dominate the topography of this Tennessee Valley region, where Roane, Loudon, McMinn, and Meigs counties converge. The 1952 field revision reveals a landscape of rural communities connected by creeks and gaps, including the namesake Pattie Gap and the nearby Morrison Store. Local social life in the mid-20th century centered on dispersed institutions like Dry Fork School, Luttrell School, and several country churches including Salem Church and Fenders Chapel.

Industrial activity is clearly marked by multiple Open pit mines (Barite) and tailings ponds scattered near the eastern ridges, indicating the significance of barite mining to the local economy during this era. The presence of Cook Mill on West Fork and the small settlement of Erie further illustrate a decentralized pattern of small-scale industry and commerce tucked between the steep ridges and fertile valleys of Stamp Creek and Stockton Valley Creek.