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The Cumberland River experienced a major flood event after Christmas of 1926 and into 1927. The government has sought to control flooding on the Cumberland for well over a century. Beginning in 1871, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built locks and…

This map, drawn by Randolph Coyle, was made to accompany a report on the improvement of the Cumberland River for the navigation of it by steamboats in obedience to a resolution of Congress date April 26, 1834. Before the development of steamboats,…

This map, published by Walker and James and engraved by William Keenan,was taken from J.G.M Ramsey's Annals of Tennessee. It shows the state east of the Tennessee River, including the "Army Route," Robertson's Route" and the "Great Indian War Path."…

This map of Tennessee was published by Esther Prentiss Low as part of The New and Complete American Encyclopedia... (aka Well's Encyclopedia). Esther ran the New York printing company for her husband John, who died during the six-year project. While…

This is a GIS analysis of transit density from Nashville to settlements in the U.S., Indian and Spanish territories - based on Joseph Purcell's map of 1794. It was created as part of a dean's fellows project using historical maps from Special…

This is a photograph of a sweeping party in operation on the Lower East River. Personnell on pontoons include the Chief of Party, directing operations, leadsmen sounding, located at the center line of each pontoon, leadsmen operating sweep bars (one…

This is a photograph of a sweeping party in operation on the Lower East River. Personnel on pontoons include the chief of party, directing operations, leadsmen sounding, located at the center line of each pontoon, leadsmen operating sweep bars (one…

This map shows dredging around Shelley Island on the Cumberland River, looking upstream on September 17, 1932. Dredging is the proccess of removing or excavating material from the bed of a river. Dredging is typically done to ensure that the…

The construction of Old Hickory Dam occurred between 1952 and 1957. Old Hickory Dam was named after President Andrew Jackson. Old Hickory Lake is impounded by this dam. This photo is a view of the dewatered powerhouse coffer with water pouring…

This map shows the Digital Elevation Model (DEM) derived from light detection and ranging (LIDAR) data used for the 3D print of the Cumberland river running through Nashville. Data was provided by the Nashville Metro government.