
Roan High Knob and Carvers Gap dominate the high ridgelines where the Tennessee-North Carolina border follows the crest of the Blue Ridge. This mid-century survey, based on 1930s field work, captures a transition between high-altitude bald peaks and the industrial valleys below. Mining activity is central to the local economy of the period, with the Jackson Mine, Meadow Mine, and Cranberry Mine scattered among the peaks, reflecting the region's historical reliance on mineral extraction.
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1934 Carvers Gap
Avery County, NC

1934 Linville Falls
Avery County, NC

1935 Doe Mountain
Avery County, NC

1955 Carvers Gap
Avery County, NC

1956 Linville Falls
Avery County, NC

1960 Carvers Gap
Avery County, NC

1960 Grandfather Mountain
Avery County, NC

1994 Carvers Gap
Avery County, NC

1994 Grandfather Mountain
Avery County, NC

1994 Linville Falls
Avery County, NC
2011 Carvers Gap
Avery County, NC
2011 Grandfather Mountain
Avery County, NC
2011 Linville Falls
Avery County, NC
2013 Carvers Gap
Avery County, NC
2013 Grandfather Mountain
Avery County, NC
2013 Linville Falls
Avery County, NC
2016 Carvers Gap
Avery County, NC
2016 Grandfather Mountain
Avery County, NC
2016 Linville Falls
Avery County, NC
2019 Carvers Gap
Avery County, NC
2019 Grandfather Mountain
Avery County, NC
2019 Linville Falls
Avery County, NC

2022 Carvers Gap
Avery County, NC

2022 Grandfather Mountain
Avery County, NC

2022 Linville Falls
Avery County, NC