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1913 Map of Cohutta

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

USGS Topo · Published 1913

About this map

Cohutta Mountain dominates the landscape of north Georgia and south Tennessee in this 1911 survey, a region defined by the winding course of the Conasauga River and its numerous tributaries. Small settlements such as Tennga, Cisco, and Crandall are clustered along the Louisville and Nashville railroad corridor, which skirts the western edge of the mountains. This transport line served as a vital link for the isolated communities of the southern Appalachians, connecting small outposts like Fairy to larger markets.

Deep in the interior, the map reveals a wilderness network of gap-and-peak topography, where ridges like Hickory Ridge and Sumac Ridge rise between local landmarks like Hassler Mill and Cohutta Springs. The presence of features such as Potatopatch Mtn and Three Forks Mtn alongside the Blue Ridge boundary illustrates the complex terrain that dictated early settlement patterns. This survey is particularly useful for tracing the early 20th-century locations of named gaps and river forks that would later be encompassed by protected forest lands.