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1950 Map of Walterhill

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Walterhill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The East Fork Stones River and West Fork Stones River wind through this mid-century Rutherford County landscape, meeting near the historic settlement of Old Jefferson. This survey preserves the rural character of the region before the creation of Percy Priest Lake, showing the original riverbanks and local landmarks like the Jefferson Springs Sch and Waller Cem. To the south, the map details a significant portion of the Stones River National Military Park, marking the hallowed ground of the Civil War battlefield alongside contemporary 1950s infrastructure.

Transportation corridors like the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis railroad and the Jefferson Pike connect scattered communities such as Walterhill, Leanna, and Florence. The presence of the Smyrna Army Air Field and the U S Veterans Hospital underscores the area's mid-century military and institutional footprint. For genealogists, the map is a primary source for locating vanished schoolhouses like Silver Springs Sch and community anchors including Hickory Grove Ch and Blackman Ch.