1961 Map of Rome

About this map

Rome serves as a central hub in this 1961 survey, situated at the confluence where the Oostanaula River and Etowah River join to form the Coosa River. The map captures a transition between the industrializing valleys and the protected ridges of the Chattahoochee National Forest. To the north, the historic terrain of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga Nat Military Park sits near the Tennessee border, while the expansive Guntersville Lake and Allatoona Lake illustrate the impact of mid-century water management on the Southern landscape. The region's heavy infrastructure is well-documented, showing the paths of the Southern, Central of Georgia, and Louisville and Nashville railroads. Between the steep rises of Lookout Mountain and Taylor Ridge, agricultural corridors like Broomtown Valley remain distinct, reflecting the area's dual identity of rugged ridge-and-valley topography and fertile river bottomlands.