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1966 Map of Shooks Gap

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Shooks Gap
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Fort Loudoun Lake and the winding French Broad River dominate this mid-1960s landscape, illustrating the complex hydrology southeast of Knoxville. The map captures the transition from industrial extractive sites like Meades Quarry and Neubert Quarry to the established neighborhoods of Marbledale and Kimberlin Heights. The Southern Railway corridor serves as a primary artery through these communities, connecting the agricultural river bottomlands with the growing suburbs.

Local heritage is deeply anchored in family and church landmarks, including the Hendron Chapel and several cemeteries like Asbury Cem and Monday Cem. Along the riverbanks, significant terrain features such as Paint Rock Bluff and Boyd Island define the natural boundary of the Tennessee Valley, while the presence of the Eastern State Hospital Farm and numerous local schools like Dora Kennedy Sch provide a detailed look at the social infrastructure of the county during this era.