1940 Map of Santeetlah Creek

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Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest and the Nantahala National Forest dominate this 1940 topographic landscape, revealing a remote wilderness on the brink of significant change. The eastern edge of the map shows the shoreline of Santeetlah Lake at an elevation of 1940 feet, with several land tracts numbered near its banks. Evidence of the region's industrial past is visible through a logging RR grade winding through the southern mountains, while local community life is anchored by Snowbird Sch and churches like Mt Nebo Ch and Teeoatlah Ch. Small homesteads and family names appear across the ridges, including Wilson Cabin, John Teeseteska, and McGuires. The terrain is characterized by high peaks such as Stratton Bald and Hooper Bald, separated by deep gaps and numerous branches like Wolf Laurel Branch and Squally Creek.