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1965 Map of Standingstone Mtn.

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Standingstone Mtn.
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Tennessee Valley Divide and the Blue Ridge crest define this high-altitude landscape along the border of North Carolina and South Carolina. In the mid-1960s, this region was characterized by isolated homesteads and several community centers, including Holly Springs Church and the Thomas Cem south of The Flatwoods. The topography is marked by significant vertical relief, where waters of the Little River descend through Hooker Falls, Triple Falls, and High Falls on their way toward the mountain valleys below.

Industrial and recreational footprints are evident at the Holmes State Forest Nursery and several specialized camps, such as Camp Greenville and Camp Blue Star. Small religious outposts like St Francis by the Lake Chapel and Simes Chapel served the families living along winding mountain routes like Crab Creek Road and Solomon Jones Road. The complex network of ridges, including Saluda Ridge and Standingstone Mountain, creates a pocketed geography of coves and hollows like Buck Hollow, where small-scale settlement patterns were dictated by the available flat land.