1935 Map of Russellville

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Holston River meanders sharply through the heart of this Tennessee landscape, its course punctuated by large river islands like Bingham Island and Cobb Island. The river serves as a natural divide between Hawkins Co and Hamblen Co, while its banks are dotted with evidence of an early 20th-century water-based economy, including the Bright Ferry crossing and Halls Ford. In the southern reaches, the Southern Railway corridor anchors the settlements of Whitesburg and Russellville, where the Andrew Johnson Highway follows the rail line through the valley.