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1904 Map of Rome

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Rome
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

The confluence of the Oostanaula River and the Etowah River forms the Coosa River at Rome, serving as the central hub for this early twentieth-century river and rail landscape. The map records a transition from river-dependent transportation to a dense industrial network, shown through numerous river crossings like Neals Ferry and Freeman Ferry alongside the emerging tracks of the Rome and Southern R.R. and the Chattanooga Southern R.R.

Industry and commerce are deeply rooted in the outlying areas, evidenced by Raccoon Mills near Summerville and Foster Mills further south. The topography is dominated by parallel ridges such as Taylor Ridge and Lavender Mountain, which channeled the development of small settlements like Everett Springs and Silver Hill. This survey provides a precise look at the Northwest Georgia and Alabama borderlands before modern highways reshaped the valley's connectivity.