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2010 Map of Shooks Gap

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Shooks Gap
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The French Broad River and Holston River dominate this landscape southeast of Knoxville, revealing a complex network of waterways and early 21st-century industry. Significant quarrying operations are scattered across the terrain, including the Holston Quarry, Victoria Quarry, and Gray Knox Quarry, highlighting the region's geological and economic history. Along the riverbanks, numerous islands and shoals like Pickel Island and Kennedys Shoals indicate the natural river character before reaching Watts-Bar Lake.

Genealogists and local historians will find a high density of family and community landmarks, from the Eastern State Hospital Farm to the numerous burial grounds such as Stanton Cemetery and Monday Cemetery. The presence of the Knoxville Downtown Island Airport on Dickinson Island provides a focal point for the area's transportation infrastructure, while post offices at Kimberlin Heights Post Office and Neubert Post Office anchor the rural and suburban settlements within the ridge-and-valley topography of Brown Mountain and Bowman Mountain.