1935 Map of Cruso

About this map

The East Fork Pigeon River carves a deep path through the high country of Haywood County, serving as the primary corridor for settlement and transit in this 1935 survey. Along the river banks and tucked into the branching coves, small communities like Cruso and Springdale appear as clusters of homesteads and small plots of cleared land amidst the expansive Pisgah National Forest. The landscape is dominated by massive peaks including Cold Mtn and Big Pisgah Mtn, which define the horizon of the Pisgah Ridge.