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1935 Map of Soddy Island

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Soddy Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

The Tennessee River corridor in Hamilton County is captured here during a transformative era of regional development under the Tennessee Valley Authority. This 1935 advance sheet illustrates a rural landscape defined by independent communities and family-centered landmarks before later infrastructure projects altered the river's shoreline. The area around the Mt Tabor Community is particularly dense with social anchors, including the Bakewell Sch, Mt Tabor Ch, and Mt Annie Ch.

Industry and transport are represented by the Southern Railway and State Highway No 29 running along the western ridge, while an Electric Power Transmission Line cuts across the center, signaling the arrival of modern utilities. Significant river features like Soddy Island and Lower Sale Creek Island sit alongside numerous family burial grounds such as Patterson Cem and Shelton Cem, providing essential data for genealogists and local historians.