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1935 Map of Epworth

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Epworth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

The Tennessee Copper Company and the Mobile Mine anchor the industrial landscape of the Fannin County borderlands in the mid-1930s. This survey, compiled from aerial photographs, illustrates a community deeply integrated with its waterways, where the Ocoee River and Fightingtown Creek provided the necessary resources for both industrial extraction and local subsistence. The network of rural infrastructure is dense with family-named landmarks and civic centers, including Higdons Store, Jefferson Mill, and numerous country schools such as Ritchie Sch and Dunn Sch.

Transitioning into the Cherokee National Forest, the terrain rises toward Bruce Top Mtn and Sally Ann Mtn. The presence of the Louisville and Nashville railroad through Copperhill and McCaysville highlights the era's reliance on rail for transporting copper and timber. From the small settlement at Oasis to the cluster of churches like Bethel Ch and Hipp Chapel, the map provides an exacting record of North Georgia mountain life before modern highway expansion.