1967 Map of Cove Creek Gap

About this map

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park dominates this landscape, showing the protected wilderness of the Great Smoky Mountains during the late 1960s. The map highlights the high ridges of the Bunk Mountains and Sterling Ridge, while documenting the deep cultural roots of the area through family-named landmarks and cemeteries. Sites like Palmer Chapel and the Little Cataloochee Ch provide clear evidence of the community that once thrived in the narrow mountain valleys before the land became park territory.