1911 Map of Ellijay

About this map

Ellijay and East Ellijay sit at the confluence of the Cartecay River and the Ellijay River, serving as the central hub for this high-country survey of North Georgia and the borderlands of Tennessee and North Carolina. The landscape is defined by the Louisville and Nashville RR winding through the mountains toward the industrial site at Copperhill, while dozens of family-named gaps and knobs like Hughes Gap and Rich Mtn illustrate a dispersed settlement pattern of small farms and crossroads. Early transportation depends heavily on river crossings such as Bakers Ferry and Thompson Bridge, while mineral interests are evidenced by the Akin Mine and Wildcat Mine. Numerous country churches, including Protection Ch and Zion Ch, anchor the small rural communities of Gaddistown, Morganton, and Dial in the years before the creation of major reservoirs transformed these river valleys.