1972 Map of Pittsburg Landing

About this map

Shiloh National Military Park dominates the southern landscape of this survey, preserving the grounds of the 1862 Civil War battle where the Tennessee River turns north. The river itself, now part of Kentucky Lake, serves as the primary geographic axis, separating the bottomlands of Coffee Bottom from the upland settlements of Adamsville and Crump. Local infrastructure is anchored by the Crockett Highway and the Lemert Bridge, which provide vital crossings over the river toward Savannah. Genealogy and local history are well-represented by several family and community landmarks, including the McDaniel Cem, Perkins Ch, and the riverside site of Pittsburg Landing. The map captures a moment in the early 1970s where agricultural activity near Beason Creek and Snake Creek coexists with federal preservation and industrial utility sites like the Filtration plant near River Heights.