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1967 Map of Dunsmore Mountain

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Dunsmore Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Pisgah Ch and Mt Pisgah Church anchor the rural landscape of this North Carolina quadrangle, which sits at the meeting point of Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, and Transylvania counties. The 1967 terrain is dominated by the Pisgah National Forest and the Bent Creek Experimental Forest, where timber management and recreation intersect. The Blue Ridge Parkway snakes across the ridges, punctuated by engineering feats like the Young Pisgah Ridge Tunnel and Ferrin Knob Tunnel No 1.

Lower elevations toward South Hominy show a pattern of small-scale settlement near watercourses like South Hominy Creek and Warren Creek. Historically significant sites for researchers include Davis Chapel Church and the Powhatan Recreation Area near Lake Powhatan. The map traces a transition from the mid-century agrarian pockets to a landscape increasingly defined by federal conservation and the growing footprint of the Parkway.