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1956 Map of Vandever

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Vandever
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Grassland Farm anchors the northern portion of this survey, highlighting mid-century agricultural research on the high Cumberland Plateau. The landscape is defined by the Tennessee Valley Divide, which separates the waters of Harrison Lake and Daddys Creek from the deep southern drainage of the Sequatchie River. This transition is most dramatic at the Head of Sequatchie, where the river begins its course below Morris Gap.

Rural life in Vandever and New Era is documented through a dense network of family cemeteries and country churches, such as Hale Chapel and Parham Chapel. The infrastructure of the era is captured in the development of the William Howard Taft Highway, shown as under construction as it winds through the gaps. Local resource extraction is noted by a single Mne 36, while topographic curiosities like the Hellhole and Big Lick reflect the specific character of this mountain environment.