1907 Map of Cowee

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The Qualla Indian Reservation and the high ridges of the Great Smoky Mountains anchor the northern reaches of this turn-of-the-century survey. Industry and commerce follow the narrow river valleys, where the Southern Railway winds through Sylva, Dillsboro, and Whittier along the Tuckasegee River. This era shows the region before the widespread establishment of national park boundaries, though the Pisgah National Forest and Nantahala National Forest are already significant presence on the landscape.