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1940 Map of Pressmens Home

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Pressmens Home
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

Stone Mountain and Chinch Mountain dominate this corner of Hawkins County, their parallel ridges defining the deep drainages of Poor Valley Creek and Cane Creek. The 1939 Tennessee Valley Authority field examination captures a landscape of localized mountain settlements and specialized institutions, most notably Pressmens Home, the headquarters of the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America. Near this campus, Memorial Chapel and Cobbs Chapel served the community along the Lee Highway corridor.

The southern portion of the map follows the winding Holston River, where Horseshoe Bend and the Southern railroad track define the lowland economy. Genealogists can trace rural life through numerous small schoolhouses like Maple Hill Sch and Oak Hill Sch, or family-named landmarks such as Austins Mill and the Price Cem. The presence of the Trail of the Lonesome Pine along the northern ridge highlights the region's early transportation routes through the gaps.