1894 Map of Roan Mountain

About this map

Elizabethton and Johnson serve as focal points in this late 19th-century study of the borderlands between Tennessee and North Carolina. The landscape is defined by the high elevations of the Blue Ridge, dominated by Holston Mountain and the massive profile of Roan Mt, where Roan High Knob and Roan High Bluff stand near the state line. Below these peaks, a network of river crossings illustrates the era's reliance on ferries and fords before modern bridging, with named sites such as Shipley Ferry, Yoakley Ferry, and Devault Ford facilitating travel along the South Fork Holston River and Watauga River.