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TVA Land Acquisition Maps

Post published:December 21, 2020
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The Kentucky Dam project was the largest and most ambitious from the new deal era of the Tennessee Valley Authority. The creation of Kentucky Lake would take years of planning…

A screen-grab showing four layers of maps centered on Grand Rivers, Kentucky.

Old Maps Overlaying Today’s Reveal Big Changes

Post published:September 11, 2018
Post category:Terts & Quats The Map Room
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The United States Geological Survey has a great online mapping feature that is quite addicting and can suck you in for a while.

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Treasure Trove of Old Maps

Post published:September 22, 2015
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I recently discovered a very nice collection of antique maps right here on the web. The University of Alabama has an archive of old maps dating to the founding of…