2018 Map of Pride

About this map

Pride and Red Rock anchor this survey of the Tennessee River valley west of Tuscumbia, where the landscape is defined by the expansive waters of Pickwick Lake. The river here is a complex network of islands and channels, including Sevenmile Island, Buck-Island, and Goat Towhead. To the south, the terrain rises sharply into the uplands of Hawk Pride Mtn and Wagnon Mtn, where deep drainages like Devils Hollow and Keenum Hollow cut through the ridges. The settlement pattern is characterized by scattered family-named cemeteries such as Gibbs Cem, Keeton Cem, and Holland Cem, which provide valuable location data for genealogists. Transport history is visible in the route of the Old Memphis Pike and the industrial presence of the Colbert Steam Plant Rd near the Pride Bluff river overlook. This detailed topographic study illustrates the transition from the fertile river bottoms to the higher, more broken terrain of the Devils Backbone.