Rowan County Area, NC – 1770

The link below is to a portion of a NC Map from 1770.  I have printed the full map on a 48″ x 36″ vinyl banner to be displayed at Morrison gatherings.

A few points of interest to notice:

• Charlotte is shown as Charlottesburgh
• Oliphants Mill is now under Lake Norman
• Catawbaw River is spelled with a “w” at the end
• There is a community listed as “Morrison” (probably the farm of either James or William Morrison) located around the current community of Scotts – notice the “s” in Morrison looks like an “f” – that is how the letter looked in early print.
• The Brushy Mountains
• The Blue Ridge
• Fort Dobbs
• 3rd and 4th Creek
• The Brevard community listed is not the current mountain town of Brevard

Map Link (PDF File)

Note: The map is high resolution – so you should be able to zoom in close without losing any details.