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Title	North Carolina Highways
Creator	North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission
Medium of Original	maps
Date of Original	1939
Dimensions	16.5" x 11.6"
Description	This section of the 'North Carolina Highways'� map for 1939, issued by the North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission (Raleigh, N.C.), features western North Carolina. The map shows Cheoah Lake at Tapoco, N.C., Lake Santeetlah near Robbinsville, N.C., and Lake Junaluska near Waynesville, N.C. The dams that would create the future Lake Glenville in southern Jackson County and Lake Fontana in Graham County, N.C., and Swain County, N.C., had not yet been constructed. The newly realized Great Smoky Mountains National Park is on the map, along with such prominent features within the park as Gregory Bald, Clingmans Dome, Mt. LeConte, and Mt. Guyot. Other highlighted destinations on the map include Pisgah National Forest, Nantahala National Forest, the Cherokee Indian Reservation, a trace outline of the planned Blue Ridge Parkway, Waterrock Knob, and Mt. Mitchell State Park.
Subject	North Carolina -- Maps
Time Period	1930s
Source Institution	Western Carolina University Hunter Library
Collection	Zebulon Weaver (MSS 80-01)
Inventory Number	HL_MSS80_01map6
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723