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1965 Map of West Sandy Dike

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of West Sandy Dike
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Old Springville and Springville anchor this mid-1960s study of the Henry County landscape along the Kentucky Lake shoreline. The Tennessee Valley Authority's infrastructure dominates the topography, most notably the West Sandy Creek Dewatering Area and the namesake West Sandy Dike, which manage the water levels of the surrounding wetlands and creek systems. These engineering works sit alongside the Kentucky Reservation and the National Migratory Wildlife Refuge, illustrating the era's focus on conservation and hydraulic management.

Local history is preserved in the numerous family cemeteries dotting the ridges, such as Wright Cem, Glover Cem, and Kendall Cem. Transportation patterns from an earlier era are visible in the Dismantled RR corridor and a network of historic routes including Old Nashville Road and Lower Nashville Road. Educational and religious life is represented by the John R Miller School for Retarded and country churches like Bethesda Ch and Friendship Ch.