1942 Map of Blowing Rock

About this map

Boone and the high country of the Blue Ridge mountains are meticulously documented in this early 1940s survey, showing the region just as the Blue Ridge Parkway was being established across the landscape. The map centers on the resort town of Blowing Rock, illustrating the complex network of mountain roads and gaps that connected it to outlying communities like Shulls Mills and Perkinsville. Significant portions of the Pisgah National Forest are visible to the south, where the terrain drops sharply toward the Johns River and Globe.