1946 Map of Franklin

About this map

Franklin serves as the focal point of this Macon County landscape, situated along the Little Tennessee River where it meets Lake Emory. The settlement pattern follows the river valleys and creek beds, with small communities like Burningtown and Iotla tucked between the massive ridges of the Nantahala National Forest. The map documents a rural infrastructure of social and civil services in the mid-1940s, including the State Prison Camp, a County Home, and the Franklin Sch.