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1957 Map of Wayah Bald

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Wayah Bald
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The Nantahala Mountains dominate this 1957 survey of the North Carolina high country, where the Appalachian Trail winds through a landscape of high balds and deep coves. The map documents a rugged timber and mining environment punctuated by high-elevation landmarks like Wayah Bald and Wilson Lick Ranger Station. Settlement is concentrated in the northeast along Whiteoak Creek and the valley of Burningtown, where local life is anchored by institutions such as Whiteoak Flats Ch and Tippet Cem.

Evidence of the region's diverse resource history is visible in the presence of the Corundum No 1 and an abandoned Mica mine. Near the eastern edge, the Arrowood Glade Rearing Pools and Wayah Depot represent specialized forest and wildlife management facilities within the Nantahala National Forest, while various high peaks such as Copper Ridge Bald and Siler Bald define the ridgelines separating Macon and Clay counties.