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1946 Map of Blue Ridge

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Blue Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Blue Ridge and Morganton anchor this mid-century survey of Fannin County, where the northern reaches of the Chattahoochee National Forest meet the waters of Blue Ridge Lake. The landscape is defined by the Blue Ridge Divide and the serpentine path of the Toccoa River, which is crossed by the Shallowford Bridge to the south. Local commerce and transit are tied to the Louisville and Nashville RR and specialized routes like the Scenic Highway and Louisville Mountain Lookout Highway.

A cluster of rural industry is evident through named landmarks such as Elrod Mill, Greens Mill, and Stewart Mill. Small communities like Snake Nation and Aska are documented alongside their local institutions, including Antioch Ch, Stanley Creek Sch, and the Antioch Cem. These features, along with numerous benchmarks and family-named knobs like Scroggin Knob and Hickey Knob, provide a detailed view of north Georgia's high country before modern development expanded around the reservoir.