1935 Map of Tiger Creek

About this map

The Tennessee and Georgia state line divides this 1935 advance sheet, where the Southern railroad cuts through the terrain at White Cut. This survey, compiled from aerial photographs by the Tennessee Valley Authority and USGS, documents a landscape shaped by the prominent elevations of White Oak Ridge and Chutta Ridge. The map captures a moment of infrastructure development in the mid-1930s, showing the early path of the Ga Pwr Line alongside the natural drainage of Tiger Creek and Cat Creek. Located at the intersection of Hamilton and Bradley counties in Tennessee and Catoosa and Whitfield counties in Georgia, the sheet highlights the complex administrative boundaries of the tri-state area. The inclusion of trails and ridge lines provides a detailed look at the rural connectivity and land use before the expansion of modern highway systems.