1965 Map of Fruitland

About this map

Hendersonville and the Fletcher community anchor this mid-1960s study of the plateau between the Blue Ridge and the Buncombe County line. The landscape is defined by the transition from the broad valleys of Cane Creek and Mud Creek into the steep rises of Bearwallow Mtn and Burney Mountain. Significant institutional development is evident at the Mountain Sanitarium and Fletcher Academy and the historic Christ School campus. On the western edge, the Southern Railway corridor runs parallel to the Dixie Hwy, while an abandoned Asheville-Hendersonville Airport provides a record of early regional aviation. Smaller settlements like Fruitland are shown with local landmarks such as the Fruitland Bible Institute and numerous rural houses of worship including Tweed Chapel and Oak Forest Ch, reflecting the area's deep-rooted community structure before later-century expansion.