Posted June 16, 2003

Old Map Prior to Lake Barkley

Although this map does show Lake Barkley, the "map makers" of this particular map simply colored in Lake Barkley over existing roads, towns, cemeteries, etc., so you can clearly see what things looked like before Lake Barkley (it's a prized possession of ours, this map!)  This map shows that the access road from old Kentucky 289 (now mostly underwater) to the church was cut off by Lake Barkley.  The map below shows a new road that was built sometime after LBL was created to access the church and adjacent cemetery (Road #415).  Was this the reason TVA forgot about the church in 1963 during land acquisition?  Maybe.  And if so, what else was forgotten?  Intriguing!

2003 LBL Legal Road Map

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