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1994 Map of Carvers Gap

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Carvers Gap
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1997
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1997

About this map

Roan High Knob and the high-elevation ridges of the Pisgah National Forest dominate this mid-1990s survey of the North Carolina and Tennessee border. The landscape is defined by the steep relief of Roan Mountain and the Appalachian Trail as it traverses Carvers Gap, Jane Bald, and Grassy Ridge Bald. Below these peaks, the terrain drops into deep valleys where life centered on small settlements like Glen Ayre, Hawk, and Plumtree.

A network of country churches and family burial grounds, including Burleson Chapel, Conley Chapel, and the Hobson Cem, underscores the deep-rooted community history of the Toe River and Roaring Creek drainages. While the high ground was preserved as national forest, the lower elevations show the marks of local industry and rural development, from the Strip Mine near Doublehead Mountain to the Glen Ayre Sch.