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1938 Map of Jacks Gap

Name: 1938 Topographic Map of Jacks Gap
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1938
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1938

About this map

Brasstown Bald dominates the northern reaches of this 1938 survey, featuring the Brasstown Bald Lookout Tower at its summit along the border of Union and Towns counties. This high-elevation terrain is defined by the Chattahoochee National Forest and the winding path of the Appalachian Trail as it traverses the Blue Ridge. The map captures a pre-war rural landscape where human presence is concentrated in small mountain settlements and isolated landmarks.

Evidence of early community life appears at Town Creek and the Old Liberty Ch, while the southern portion of the quadrangle shows the headwaters of the Nottely River near the hamlet of Hood. The intricate network of gaps and knobs, such as Licklog Gap and Wolfpen Knob, reflects a landscape where travel was dictated by the arduous contours of the Blue Ridge, long before modern highway development reshaped access to these Georgia peaks.