I am adding a couple maps of what constitutes the Cumberland Plateau to my blog. The reason for doing so is as a tool for myself to remind me what areas make it up. I have maps of the counties in Tennessee that fall into the plateau region. I have one that shows the counties in Kentucky and Tennessee, but the plateau reaches down into North Georgia and clear down into Alabama. Not long ago Marvin Bullock put the question to Chuck Sutherland of what about Monte Santo in Alabama? Chuck stated that it is an island out there by itself that is actually part of the plateau. So in order to remind myself to expand my travels and learn more about it I can refer back to the map. It is by no means the only place I travel. I have traveled to 22 states and two foreign countries. I do a good bit of travel to Western North Carolina and all around the Southern Appalachians.
Below is a free student map of the physiographic regions of Tennessee.
After last September I am thankful to be able to say I have visited all of them.
I have many more on the Kentucky side I have yet to visit. I have been to McCreary, Wayne and Pulaski Counties. I have NOT been to Barren, Monroe, Metcalfe, Adair, Cumberland, Clinton, and Russell unless it was to drive through them on the way to somewhere else.
I hope that by keeping the tools in front of me I can expand my travels. One of the things I must try to stop doing so much of is going back to the same spots over and over, but it can be so hard!
We're blessed to live in the great state of Tennessee that runs from the flat plains of the Mississippi River all the way to the Great Smoky Mountains.
Loved the maps you put on here. They are helping me understand this important region. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed them and found them useful. Thanks for reading and taking time to comment.
DeleteLooking at the first map, I thought the Nashville basin looked like it would have been an impact crater. I have since found out this is not the case as the basin was elevated at one time and collapsed causing that area to be lower in elevation than the surrounding areas. Also high on the plateau I have found rocks formed in a stacked state and was told by a geologist that each of the 'stacks' was a different time the sea level rose and subsided. I have also found quite a few fish and shell fossils on the higher elevations on the plateau which was interesting.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your thoughts. It is interesting indeed! I found a geode and the largest clump of crinoid fossils ever 2 weeks ago. The crinoids were cemented securely to the stream bed.
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