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1946 Map of Roddy

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Roddy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

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The Cumberland Escarpment dominates this 1946 field-examined landscape, where the jagged border of Cumberland, Rhea, and Roane Counties meets at the dramatic relief of Shinbone and Hampton Ridge. Along the southeastern edge, the Southern Railway and Highway 27 parallel the shores of Watts Bar Lake, connecting the settlement of Roddy to the broader Tennessee Valley.

Upland life is marked by numerous family burial grounds, including Ross Cem, Cummings Cem, and Ray Cem, alongside community landmarks like Big Sandy Sch and Bethel Ch. The intricate drainage of Whites Creek and Mammys Creek has carved deep hollows and ridges, such as Gibson Ridge and Wolfpit Ridge, creating a terrain of isolated homesteads and local landmarks like the Boy Scout Memorial and the Gibson Inn situated near Buzzard Point.