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1946 Map of Wilscot

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Wilscot
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Morganton sits at the northwestern edge of this landscape, overlooking the waters of Blue Ridge Lake. This 1946 field examination, conducted in cooperation with the Tennessee Valley Authority, captures the Blue Ridge Mountains of Fannin and Union counties before extensive modern development. The terrain is defined by a dense network of family-named peaks and gaps, including Tipton Mtn and Brawley Mtn Lookout Tower.

Inland from the lake, small communities like Padena, Hurst, and Dial are connected by winding roads through the Chattahoochee National Forest. This era shows a high density of rural institutions that served these isolated mountain valleys, such as the Sugar Hill School and numerous country houses of worship like Concord Ch and Salem Ch. The presence of many family burial grounds, including Nixon Cem and Chastain Cem, provides significant data for genealogical research into the long-standing inhabitants of the Toccoa River basin.