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1934 Map of Persimmon Creek

Name: 1934 Topographic Map of Persimmon Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1934
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1934

About this map

Ghormley Mountain and Hibbard Mountain define the high terrain of this 1934 survey, where small agricultural communities are scattered across the Shoal Creek, Hot House, and Notla districts. Life here centered on local landmarks like Friendship Ch and the nearby Old Friendship Cem, while the valley floors were served by institutions like the Shoal Creek Sch and Sunny Point Sch.

The landscape is deeply etched by a network of waterways including the Hiwassee River and Nottely River, along which state infrastructure was beginning to modernize. Traditional mountain ways of life are evident in the proximity of Mill sites to small settlements like Suit and Letitia. This Tennessee Valley Authority advance sheet documents the region's topography and settlement patterns just before mid-century transformations altered many rural Southern Appalachian river valleys.