1935 Map of Franklin
USGS Topo · Published 1935About this map
Little Tennessee River and Cullasaja River converge near the town of Franklin, anchoring a landscape of tight mountain valleys and prominent ridges in the mid-1930s. This survey, conducted with the Tennessee Valley Authority, details a network of rural schoolhouses and churches that served the high-country communities of Cowee, Burningtown, and Gartogechaye. Social and institutional landmarks are particularly well-represented, from the State Prison Camp near the river to local gathering points like Carson Chapel and the Slagle Memorial Ch. The terrain is defined by the Nantahala National Forest boundary, which separates the agricultural valleys from the steeper slopes of Trimont Ridge and Buzzard Roost Ridge. The presence of the Power and Light Co Trans Line and State Highway No 28 signals the infrastructure modernizing Macon County during the Depression era.
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