1946 Map of Scaly Mountain

About this map

Watkins Mill and Middle Creek Mill sit along the narrow watercourses of this 1946 Tennessee Valley Authority survey of Macon County. The landscape is defined by the steep transitions between ridges and gaps, where small family-named settlements like Fulchertown and Tumblerville once clung to the hillsides. A local mineral economy is evidenced by the Gold Mine near Gold Mine Branch, while the social fabric of these mountain communities is anchored by small houses of worship including Drymans Chapel and Tessentee Ch.