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1947 Map of Reid

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Reid
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Toxaway Falls and the waters of Lake Toxaway define the upper reaches of this 1947 survey, where the steep terrain of the Blue Ridge meets the state border. This landscape is a complex intersection of three major protected areas: Pisgah National Forest, Nantahalha National Forest, and Sumter National Forest. Small settlements such as Oakland and Reid are connected by the Bearwallow Road, while the southern portion of the map transitions into the river valleys of the Toxaway River and Whitewater River.

Family history is preserved at the Oakland Cem and the Lake Toxaway Ch in the north. The map documents numerous falls and peaks that shaped local travel and navigation, including Rainbow Falls and the prominent Musterground Mtn. The survey captures the region just as modern infrastructure began to penetrate these mountain ridges, showing the relative isolation of places like Cane Brake before later development altered the river corridors.