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1913 Map of Cohutta Mtn.

Name: 1913 Topographic Map of Cohutta Mtn.
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1913
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1913

About this map

The Blue Ridge mountains dominate this 1911 survey of the Georgia-Tennessee borderlands, where the Conasauga River and Jacks River carve deep through the Cohutta wilderness. Low-lying settlements and industry are concentrated along the western edge, following the corridor of the Louisville & Nashville RR. Here, small communities like Crandall, Cisco, and Fairy served as gateways to the timber-rich uplands.

Evidence of early mountain industry appears at Hassler Mill and along the Lumber River, while the presence of Cohutta Springs suggests the area's history as a local gathering point. The map captures the complex topography of named peaks and gaps, from Cowpen Mtn to Sassafras Gap, documenting a landscape defined by its river-cut valleys like Alaculsy Valley before later conservation efforts changed the region's land use.