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Topographically considered, Tennessee presents eight natural divisions. These divisions are described as follows: | Topographically considered, [[Tennessee|Tennessee]] presents eight natural divisions. These divisions are described as follows: | ||
First, the ''Unaka'' division, including the extreme eastern portion of the State, and embracing a belt of country from Virginia to the Georgia line. It includes the greater portion of the counties of Johnson, Carter, Greene, Sevier, Blount, Monroe and Polk. The face of the country is exceedingly rough. Many of the mountain peaks rise to the altitude of from live to six thousand feet, and are on top entirely destitute of timber. The chains of mountain ridges are cut in numerous places by deep, rocky channels, through which the limpid mountain streams rush to the valley below. Nestling among these giant Unakas are many beautful coves and valleys which afford homes for a contented and happy people. | First, the ''Unaka'' division, including the extreme eastern portion of the State, and embracing a belt of country from [[Virginia|Virginia]] to the [[Georgia|Georgia]] line. It includes the greater portion of the counties of Johnson, Carter, Greene, Sevier, Blount, Monroe and Polk. The face of the country is exceedingly rough. Many of the mountain peaks rise to the altitude of from live to six thousand feet, and are on top entirely destitute of timber. The chains of mountain ridges are cut in numerous places by deep, rocky channels, through which the limpid mountain streams rush to the valley below. Nestling among these giant Unakas are many beautful coves and valleys which afford homes for a contented and happy people. | ||
Our second division having distinct topographical features is the ''Valley of East Tennessee''. This division extends across the State from north to south, being limited on the east by the Unakas and on the west by the Cumberland Mountains. It is called a valley with reference to these mountain ranges, and, with outlying coves and valleys, embraces in whole or in part the following counties: Hancock, Hawkins, Grainger, Union, Jefferson, Knox, Roane, Meigs, Bradley, Hamblen, Carter, Johnson, Washington, Greene, Sevier, Cocke, Blount, Monroe, Polk, Claiborne, Anderson, Rhea, James, Hamilton, Bledsoe, Sequatchie and Marion. | Our second division having distinct topographical features is the ''Valley of East Tennessee''. This division extends across the State from north to south, being limited on the east by the Unakas and on the west by the Cumberland Mountains. It is called a valley with reference to these mountain ranges, and, with outlying coves and valleys, embraces in whole or in part the following counties: Hancock, Hawkins, Grainger, Union, Jefferson, Knox, Roane, Meigs, Bradley, Hamblen, Carter, Johnson, Washington, Greene, Sevier, Cocke, Blount, Monroe, Polk, Claiborne, Anderson, Rhea, James, Hamilton, Bledsoe, Sequatchie and Marion. | ||
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The seventh division comprises the great plateau or ''Slope of West Tennessee'', extending from the valley last described to the bluffs bordering the alluvial bottom of the Mississippi. This vast area, covering nearly all of seventeen counties, is, for the most part, a gently undulating plain. Rising rapidly from the Tennessee Valley till an average elevation of about 700 feet is reached, this plateau then gradually falls off to the west, or northwest, till the western bluffs are reached, at a distance of about 100 miles. Traversing this area are occasional ridges of low hills, generally irregular in direction, but with a tendency from northeast to southwest. There axe also numerous streams, rimming generally to the northwest, with broad valleys and sluggish currents. In some localities these valleys are marshy and unfit for cultivation, but, taken as a whole, this section is one of great fertility, and capable of sustaining a dense population. | The seventh division comprises the great plateau or ''Slope of West Tennessee'', extending from the valley last described to the bluffs bordering the alluvial bottom of the Mississippi. This vast area, covering nearly all of seventeen counties, is, for the most part, a gently undulating plain. Rising rapidly from the Tennessee Valley till an average elevation of about 700 feet is reached, this plateau then gradually falls off to the west, or northwest, till the western bluffs are reached, at a distance of about 100 miles. Traversing this area are occasional ridges of low hills, generally irregular in direction, but with a tendency from northeast to southwest. There axe also numerous streams, rimming generally to the northwest, with broad valleys and sluggish currents. In some localities these valleys are marshy and unfit for cultivation, but, taken as a whole, this section is one of great fertility, and capable of sustaining a dense population. | ||
The eighth and last of these divisions embraces the ''Alluvial Valley of the Mississippi'', so far as it lies within the limits of Tennessee. On its eastern side, where it is outlined by the bluffs, it pursues a tolerably direct line from northeast to southwest; but on the western side, where its limits are marked by the devious course of the river, it is quite irregular. At Fulton, Randolph and Memphis the river washes the foot of the bluffs, cutting the valley into sections. The general aspect of this valley is low and marshy. Many small lakes and lagoons are found in its limits. It is covered with dense growth of timber and is of exceeding fertility. Portions not marshy are in cultivation and yield heavy crops. | The eighth and last of these divisions embraces the ''Alluvial Valley of the Mississippi'', so far as it lies within the limits of [[Tennessee|Tennessee]]. On its eastern side, where it is outlined by the bluffs, it pursues a tolerably direct line from northeast to southwest; but on the western side, where its limits are marked by the devious course of the river, it is quite irregular. At Fulton, Randolph and Memphis the river washes the foot of the bluffs, cutting the valley into sections. The general aspect of this valley is low and marshy. Many small lakes and lagoons are found in its limits. It is covered with dense growth of timber and is of exceeding fertility. Portions not marshy are in cultivation and yield heavy crops. | ||
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