Users' questions

Where can I find historical maps of Tennessee?

Where can I find historical maps of Tennessee?

Some Ocoee District plat books and Mountain District grants can also be found there. This Historical Tennessee Map Collection are from original copies. Most historical maps of Tennessee were published in atlases and spans over 250 years of growth for the state.

Where can I find historical maps of Pennsylvania?

– A website of the PA Department of Environmental Protection and Penn State University covering anthracite and bituminous coal fields. PennDOT Historic and Miscellaneous Maps – includes tourism and transportation maps; present-day and historic county maps; township, borough, and city maps; and others.

What can you do with a historical map?

Historical maps are often useful to scientists, historians, environmentalists, genealogists and others researching a particular geographic location or area.

When was the Melish-Whiteside County map created?

Melish-Whiteside County Maps – Maps, created between 1816 and 1821, of forty-four counties, Record Group 17. Original Land Owners (“Connected Draft Maps”) – These maps, in Record Group 17, show original land owners for portions of land within selected townships across the Commonwealth.

What kind of history is East Tennessee known for?

Geography defines East Tennessee as a land of mountains and valleys and with a history and heritage apart from the rest of the state. The East Tennessee Historical Society recognizes this distinctiveness with programs and exhibitions uniquely tailored to the region.

How to find Civil War sites in TN?

Pan: Click this button and then click and hold on the map to drag it in any direction you would like to move. Release the button to refresh the map. Identify: Click this button and then click on an individual historical site in the map. The detailed site information will show in the Site Detailsection. Help:Opens and closes this dialog box.

Where is the eastern third of Tennessee located?

Eastern Tennessee East Tennessee is a region of Tennessee that covers roughly the eastern third of the state, generally locations east of the edge of the Cumberland Plateau.