1935 Map of Mount Rogers

About this map

Mount Rogers and the surrounding high-altitude terrain of the Unaka National Forest dominate this mid-1930s survey of the Virginia-North Carolina-Tennessee borderlands. The landscape is defined by the massive ridges of Iron Mountain and Stone Mountain, where the Appalachian Trail follows the spine of the mountains past landmarks like Comers Rock and Hurricane Gap. This era of mountain life is captured through the presence of specialized social institutions, notably the Iron Mountain Boys Sch and the Konnarock Girls Training Sch near the settlement of Konnarock.