1946 Map of Glenville

About this map

Thorpe (Reservoir) Lake dominates the eastern half of this terrain, created by the Glenville Dam along the West Fork Tuckasegee River. This mid-century survey illustrates the highland landscape where the Cowee Mountains and Ellijay Mountains meet, much of which is protected within the Nantahala National Forest. The map documents numerous small communities and family-named clusters that existed near the water's edge and along the steep ridges, including Erastus, Glenville, Hamburg, and Shookville.