1956 Map of Mountain Park

About this map

Sweat Mountain and its Lookout Tower dominate the central landscape of this North Georgia territory, which spans the junctions of Cobb, Fulton, and Cherokee counties. The area transitioned during the mid-1950s and late 1960s from a rural agrarian landscape into a collection of growing communities, centered around crossroads like Sandy Plains and the incorporated town of Mountain Park. Numerous local institutions serve as focal points for historical research, including the Mountain View Sch, Wesley Chapel, and Mt Zion Ch. The network of creeks—such as Rocky Creek and Willeo Creek—flows toward the Chattahoochee River in the south, while older industry is represented by Arnold Mill in the northeast. Large water bodies like Lake Cheerful and Bishop Lake reflect the suburban development and recreational shifts occurring in the region during this era.