1895 Map of Sewanee

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The Tennessee River snakes through the southern reaches of this survey, defining a landscape of deep coves and elevated plateaus at the end of the nineteenth century. The Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis RR provides the primary industrial artery, notably passing through the Cowan Tunnel to traverse the Cumberland Plateau. On the heights, Sewanee and Monteagle serve as established mountain communities, while Tracy and South Pittsburg reveal the era's mining and river-based commerce. The map meticulously documents the transition from river bottomlands to the steep escarpments, identifying numerous family-named landmarks like Allison Pt. and Raven Pt.. Large reaches of the plateau are marked by isolated settlements such as Altamont and the resort community of Beersheba Springs, connected by a network of coves including Sweden Cove and Hollingsworth Cove.