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1946 Map of Bat Cave

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Bat Cave
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

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The Broad River and its numerous tributaries, including Hickory Creek and Reedypatch Creek, carve a complex network of valleys through the Blue Ridge mountains. This 1946 Tennessee Valley Authority survey, photorevised in 1969, reveals a landscape of high summits and scattered mountain communities. At Hickorynut Gap, the terrain transitions between Buncombe and Henderson counties, where settlements like Gerton and Bat Cave are situated along winding mountain roads.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant data in the distribution of community landmarks, such as the Edneyville Cem, Maxwell Mill, and numerous country churches including St Pauls Ch, Liberty Ch, and Mt Moriah Ch. The presence of the St Peters Sch and the Lookout Tower on Bearwallow Mtn further illustrates the social and infrastructure development of this portion of the North Carolina high country before modern expansion.