1935 Map of Ridgetop

About this map

The Louisville and Nashville RR cuts through the high ground of northern Tennessee, connecting the commercial centers of Springfield and Greenbrier. This 1935 edition illustrates a landscape of ridges and deep hollows, where small farming communities and country crossroads are centered around landmarks like Gordons Store and Lights Chapel. The terrain is defined by the Dividing Ridge, which separates the northern drainages of the Sulphur Fork Red River from the southern creeks flowing toward the Cumberland.