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1957 Map of Mc Daniel Bald

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Mc Daniel Bald
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Cherokee Indian Land and the Henson Donation occupy the lower reaches of this 1957 survey, where the Snowbird Mountains meet the waters of Hiwassee Lake. The landscape is a complex of high ridges and gaps, including McDaniel Bald and Hangover Top, which overlook the dense network of the Nantahala National Forest and Cherokee National Forest. Settlement is concentrated in the small communities of Grandview and Boiling Springs, connected by the Joe Brown Hwy.

Genealogists will find significant local history preserved in the locations of White Church Sch, Mt Nebo Church, and the Hanging Dog Ch. The map also identifies family-named burial sites such as Bryson Cem and James Cem, alongside the small gathering place at Ebenezer. The winding course of Hanging Dog Creek and Beaverdam Creek defines the local topography, tracing the era's rural life before modern development altered these mountain hollows.