1968 Map of Cana

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The Virginia-North Carolina border bisects this 1968 landscape, marking the transition between Carroll County and Surry County. The settlement of Cana serves as a central hub along the highway corridor, while the southern edge of the sheet reaches the community of Toast. This era is defined by a dense network of country schools and rural congregations, including Sandy Ridge School, St. Paul's Junior High School, and churches such as Rocky Ford Ch and New Bethel Ch. The terrain is shaped by the descent of the Blue Ridge, with prominent peaks like Sugarloaf and Wheeler Knob overlooking the headwaters of Pauls Creek and Stewarts Creek. Notable landmarks of the period include the Golf Course and several localized water bodies like Greenhill Lake and City Lake, reflecting the region's agricultural and developing residential character during the late 1960s.