1940 Map of Pressmens Home

About this map

Rogersville serves as the focal point of this 1939 Tennessee Valley Authority field examination, situated south of the dramatic ridge lines of Clinch Mountain and Copper Ridge. The landscape is defined by its deep valley settlements and the early infrastructure of the Southern railroad and the Lee Highway. Along the northern slopes, the Trail of the Lonesome Pine follows the high ground of Poor Valley Ridge, while the namesake Pressmens Home community sits in a sheltered valley below Doubling Mountain.