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1936 Map of Bryson

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Bryson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Bryson sits at the heart of this 1936 survey, where the Southern Railway follows the winding course of the Tuckasegee River. The landscape is a complex intersection of administrative boundaries, including the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to the north and the Cherokee Indian Reservation to the east. Local industry and infrastructure are evident at the Smoky Mountain Power Co Dam near Ela and the river's Gaging Station.

Family history is preserved through a dense network of country churches and family burial grounds, such as Franklin Grove Ch, Arlington Cem, and Sutton Cem. The map documents the rural educational landscape before mid-century consolidation, showing the East Alarka Sch and Galbreath Creek Sch. Steep topography like Hickory Nut Mountain and Rocky Face dictates the paths of State Highway No 28 and various mountain trails.