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1962 Map of Marion East

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Marion East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The eastern outskirts of Marion and the rising peaks of the Pisgah National Forest characterize this McDowell County landscape in the early 1960s. The northern reaches are dominated by the winding shorelines of Lake James and the Catawba River, where the Burke Co McDowell Co line crosses the water. Industrial and transportation hubs like the Clinchfield Railroad and the Southern railway converge near East Marion, supporting a region defined by both mountain topography and growing rail infrastructure.

Local history is preserved in several small settlements and family-named sites, from the community of Jacktown to landmarks like the State Prison Camp along Youngs Fork. The map documents numerous rural institutions such as Nebo High Sch, Dysartsville Ch, and Hicks Memorial Ch. Genealogists may find value in the many documented burial grounds, including Nebo Cem, Oak Grove Cem, and Dixon Cem, scattered among the foothills of Smith Mountain and Higgins Mountain.