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1935 Map of Sam Knob

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Sam Knob
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

Pisgah National Forest dominates this 1935 survey, showing a landscape defined by its high peaks and early conservation infrastructure. The CCC Camp NC F 25 stands as a primary landmark, indicating the presence of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the Great Smoky Mountains region during the New Deal era. This camp provided the labor for the network of trails and forestry management seen throughout the West Fork Pigeon River and Little East Fork Pigeon River drainage basins.

Local life is anchored at the Charley Creek Sch in the southern portion of the map, while the northwestern corner shows the settlement at Richland Balsam and Balsam. The terrain is marked by numerous distinctive balds and knobs, including Sam Knob, Rough Butt Bald, and the precipitous Devils Court House. A notable Dam on Tennessee Creek and the presence of Court House Falls illustrate the water-rich geography of this section of Gloucester, where Haywood, Jackson, and Transylvania counties meet.