1981 Map of Rome

About this map

Rome serves as the focal point of this regional study, situated at the confluence where the Etowah River and Oostanaula River join to form the Coosa River. In the early 1980s, the landscape across the Alabama-Georgia state line is defined by the massive reservoir of Weiss Lake and a complex network of ridgelines including Lookout Mountain and Sand Mountain. The map details the educational and industrial infrastructure of the era, from the sprawling campus of Berry College and the grounds of Shorter College to the intersection of major rail lines like the Southern Railway and the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. Further west, Gadsden and Fort Payne anchor the Alabama side, while smaller communities such as Chubbtown and Cave Spring provide insight into the rural settlement patterns of the Ridge and Valley province.