1947 Map of Hightower Bald

About this map

Tate City and Persimmon stand as the primary settlements within this high-elevation terrain along the North Carolina-Georgia border in the late 1940s. The landscape is defined by the Blue Ridge Tennessee Valley Divide, where headwaters like the Tallulah River and Hightower Creek carve through the deep ridges of the Nantahala National Forest and Chattahoochee National Forest. This survey captures the rural infrastructure of the era, noting the Tate City Sch and Pleasant Hill Sch, alongside local landmarks such as King Chapel and Plumorchard Ch. The Appalachian Trail snakes across the northern ridges, crossing through Bly Gap and past Hightower Bald, while the southern portion of the map shows the early route of the Scenic Highway winding toward the Burton Reservoir.