1921 Map of Wise

About this map

The mountain town of Norton serves as a central hub in this survey, where the Norfolk and Western Ry and Louisville and Nashville RR converge. This industrial corridor is defined by numerous mining-era settlements such as Dorchester, Esserville, and Blackwood, which are linked by the Interstate RR through the narrow valleys of Little Stone Mountain. To the south, the terrain rises toward Powell Mountain and High Knob, where the landscape transitions into a more rural pattern of ridge-top schools and creek-side homesteads.