1963 Map of Rome

About this map

Rome serves as a central hub at the confluence of the Oostanaula River and Etowah River, marking a landscape where the Blue Ridge mountains descend into the ridge-and-valley systems of the South. Compiled by the Army Map Service from aerial photography, this survey shows the expansion of major water management projects like Lake Sidney Lanier and Allatoona Reservoir, which fundamentally reshaped the regional geography by the early 1960s. High-relief features such as Lookout Mountain and Sand Mountain dominate the western corridor, dictating the routes of the Southern Ry and Louisville & Nashville RR through the gaps. To the north, the preservation of the Chattanooga and Chickamauga National Military Park and the sprawling Chattahoochee National Forest highlights the intersection of Civil War history and mid-century conservation efforts across the Alabama-Georgia and Georgia-Tennessee borders.