1972 Map of Lavalette

About this map

Twelvepole Creek defines the local geography as it snakes through the hills of Wayne County, creating a valley for settlements like Shoals, Lavalette, and Dickson. By the early 1970s, the landscape was undergoing a significant shift with the creation of the Beech Fork Lake Public Hunting and Fishing Area, which inundated portions of the Beech Fork valley. This transition from a traditional creek-bottom agricultural and residential pattern to a recreational reservoir is a central feature of the map.