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1962 Map of Glenwood

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Glenwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Glenwood and the southern foothills of the Blue Ridge appear here as they were in the early 1960s, a landscape defined by sharp elevation changes and a dense network of mountain streams. The Clinchfield and Southern railroads parallel the Broad River and the Second Broad River through the valley floors, connecting small communities like Fero and Thermal City. The terrain is punctuated by significant heights such as Higgins Mountain and Huntsmans Mountain, with a Lookout Tower positioned at a high vantage point for forest observation.

Genealogical and local history markers are prevalent throughout the rural landscape, including several churches such as Mt Moriah Ch and Bethel Ch, and family-linked burial grounds like Brackettown Cem. Evidence of the region's industrial past is seen in the labeled Mine and various gaps and hollows like Indian Grave Gap and Ward Hol. The map also captures the McDowell and Rutherford county line as it crosses the ridges of Hensley Ridge and Wolf Mtn.