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1936 Map of Greens Creek

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Greens Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

The Tuckasegee River flows through the northern reaches of this territory, where the Southern Railway serves the community of Dillsboro near the edge of the Nantahala National Forest. The landscape is defined by its social network of mountain churches and schoolhouses, including the Old Savannah Ch, New Savannah Ch, and the Harmony Sch. The terrain is deeply carved by watercourses like Barkers Creek and Savannah Creek, which supported early industrial efforts such as the Nantahala Mill.

High elevations such as Cowee Bald and Raven Mtn tower over a valley economy transitioning away from early extractive industries, evidenced by several sites marked Mine (Abandoned) and a local Mica deposit. This period captures the region just as the Tennessee Valley Authority was actively surveying the drainage basins for hydroelectric and infrastructure planning, a moment when traditional rural settlements like Greens Creek remained anchored by family-named landmarks and local ridges.