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2016 Map of Savage Point

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Savage Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Sequatchie Valley and the sharp rise of the Cumberland Plateau dominate this landscape in the mid-2010s, where the city of Dunlap serves as a gateway to the high timberlands. The terrain transition is marked by prominent overlooks and geological features like Savage Point, Signal Point, and Woodcock Gulf. These cliffs form a natural barrier between the agricultural valley floor and the plateau summits, where small communities like Cagle and Fredonia are connected by winding mountain roads.

Tracing family history across these ridges reveals several established local landmarks, including Lands Chapel Cem, McGlothen Cem, and King Cem. The area is defined by its complex drainage network, with Big Brush Cr and numerous smaller branches like Mansfield Br and Hurricane Br carving deep hollows such as Cunningham Hollow and Poplar Spring Hollow. Upland water features like S K Johnson Lake and Deerhead Lake provide focal points for recreation and settlement on the plateau's surface above the valley.