
Waucheesi stands as a focal point in this mountainous corridor where the Cherokee National Forest and Nantahala National Forest meet along the Tennessee-North Carolina border. The high ridgelines of the Unicoi Mountains and Buckeye Ridge dominate the landscape, carved by the Tellico River and its numerous tributaries. Cultural history is preserved in sites like the Mount Isabel Missionary Baptist Church Cem and the Miller Cem, which sit alongside evidence of former industry such as Miller Mine Br and Old Furnace Rd. The map documents a network of historic pathways, including the Benton Mckaye Trl and Warriors Passage Trl, tracing the same steep gaps and coves used for generations, from Mule-Pen Gap to the remote heights of Gravelstand Top.
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1893 · Murphy
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1914 · Murphy
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1927 · Big Junction
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1933 · Haw Knob
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1933 · Whiteoak Flats
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1933 · Bald River Falls
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1933 · Rafter
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1934 · Mount Vernon
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1934 · McDaniel Bald
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1934 · Unaka
USGS Topo · 1:24,000