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1894 Map of Suwanee

Name: 1894 Topographic Map of Suwanee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1894
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1894

About this map

The gold mining and quarrying districts of North Georgia define this late nineteenth-century landscape, characterized by the heavy industry along the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad and the banks of the Etowah River. Extractive operations are prominent, including the Franklin Gold Mine near Creighton and the Kin Mori Gold Mine further north. In the mountainous northern reaches of the sheet, Marble Hall and various quarries near Tate indicate the region's significant geological wealth.

Transit across the river systems relied heavily on a network of family-named crossings such as Chamlee Ferry and Gilmer Ferry. Established settlements like Alpharetta, Cumming, and Canton serve as regional hubs, while smaller landmarks like Fort Buffington and Fields Cross Roads provide vital points of reference for genealogists tracing ancestral homesteads and old post offices in counties like Milton and Forsyth.