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1971 Map of Oakman

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Oakman
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Carters Lake and the adjacent Reregulation Reservoir dominate the northeastern landscape, formed by the engineering of Carters Dam on the Coosawattee River. This 1970s survey, with purple-shaded photorevisions from the mid-1980s, reveals a terrain defined by rural water management and industrial movement. The Seaboard rail line runs north-to-south, serving a string of small communities including Oakman, Petersburg, and Colima.

The presence of numerous rural houses of worship, such as White Graves Ch and Banks Chapel, suggests a landscape rooted in longstanding local congregations. To the south, the Talking Rock State Wildlife Management Area covers a significant portion of the hill country, while the meandering Talking Rock Creek provides a natural boundary between Murray, Gordon, and Gilmer counties. This map serves as a record of the area's transition into a managed recreation and utility corridor.