1962 Map of Oteen

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The Swannanoa River corridor east of Asheville serves as the primary artery for settlement and industry in this 1962 photogrammetric revision. The landscape is defined by the Southern Railway and the Blue Ridge Parkway, which snake through the Swannanoa Mountains. This era shows a community in transition, balancing established institutions like Warren Wilson College and the Veterans Administration Hospital with mid-century roadside culture, exemplified by the Oteen Drive-in Theater.