Digitized Historical Maps : Georeferenced Maps from The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
Library Data Services
Library Data Services caters to researchers interested in working with data, mapping, texts, visualization, and technology. Many of these services are available online. Davis Library Data Services, located on the second floor of Davis Library, offers:
- A computing lab with specialized software for GIS and data visualization & analysis.
- Walk-in assistance provided by knowledgeable student consultants during set hours.
- Consultations with specialists for more in-depth inquiries (by appointment).
- Spaces for collaboration and presentation, complete with white boards and external displays.
- Technology short courses and programs that promote digital scholarship.
About the Georeferenced Maps from the Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
Selected maps from Driving Through Time: The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway were georeferenced in order to provide the interactive Maps feature of the digital collection. This site provides access to these georeferenced maps in a format suitable for use in Geographic Information System (GIS) software.
The georeferenced maps are packaged in zip files, accompanied by a readme.txt file and metadata.
“The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway” was funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina.
Nonvisual descriptions are available from the metadata pages. Follow the View Metadata link; descriptions are in the Title, Caption, and Abstract fields.
Maps from the Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
1930s | 1940s | 1950s to 1990s | Other
Eastern National Park-to-Park Highway, Agreed on in Conference at Washington, D.C., April 4, 1931. None. 1931 | Download Map | View Metadata
Composite Map of Little Switzerland, None. Little Switzerland. 1933 | Download Map | View Metadata
Map of Little Switzerland and proposed Parkway route, None. 1933 | Download Map | View Metadata
Appalachian National Parkway, Shenandoah-Great Smoky Mountains Section, Recreation-Service-Scenic Development, Pine Spur, Land Map. 1934 | Download Map | View Metadata
Logical Route for the Southern Portion of the Appalachian Park-to-Park Highway, None. None. 1934 | Download Map | View Metadata
Location Plan for Overpass at North Carolina St. H'way #26, Near Sparta - N.C.. Section 2B. 1935 | Download Map | View Metadata
Regional Sketch Map, Section 2A. Section 2A. 1935 | Download Map | View Metadata
Study for Development of Shenandoah Great Smoky Mts. Nat'l Parkway, Through the Cherokee Indian Reservation. Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 1935 | Download Map | View Metadata
Study for Development of Shenandoah Great Smoky Mts. Nat'l Parkway, Through the Cherokee Indian Reservation. Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 1935 | Download Map | View Metadata
Detail Map, Project 7813-Ashe County, Horse Gap to Glendale Springs N.C.. Section 2D. 1936 | Download Map | View Metadata
Map of Lands Acquired for the Blue Ridge Parkway, Recreational Demonstration Project LP-VA-8 Rocky Knob Area, Drawing No. PKY-BR RK-2023. Section 1S. 1936 | Download Map | View Metadata
Motor Service & Tea Room, Blue Ridge Parkway at Rocky Knob Park, 1936, Drawing No. PKY-BR RK-2060. Section 1S. 1936 | Download Map | View Metadata
Road and Parking Area, Picnic Area No. 3 - Bluff Park. Bluff Park. 1937 | Download Map | View Metadata
L.F. Caudill, Vicinity of Sta. 150 - Sect. 2-B. Section 2B. 1938 | Download Map | View Metadata
Land Acquisition Maps 1938, Section 2A | Download Map | View Metadata
Little Switzerland Connection, Section 2L Station 342+25. Little Switzerland. 1938 | Download Map | View Metadata
Private Residues in Forest Areas, Section 2M. Section 2M. 1938 | Download Map | View Metadata
Regional Map and Grade Crossing Elimination Study, Section 2-L. Section 2L. 1938 | Download Map | View Metadata
Vicinity Map, Tennessee Bald to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 1938 | Download Map | View Metadata
Land Acquisition Map, Pine Spur Park, 10/31/39, revised Jan 18, 1962, Drawing No. PKY-BR PS-5360A. Section 1P. 1939 | Download Map | View Metadata
Cabin Group, Bluff Park. Bluff Park. 1940 | Download Map | View Metadata
Detail Map of Location from the Blue Ridge Parkway to Mt. Mitchell, under County Project 595, Buncombe, Yancey Counties. 1940 | Download Map | View Metadata
Geologic Map, Section 1A to 2A. 1940 | Download Map | View Metadata
Geologic Map, Section 1V to 2V. 1940 | Download Map | View Metadata
Proposed Grandfather Mountain. 1940 | Download Map | View Metadata
Proposed Grandfather Mountain, Part of the Master Plan for Blue Ridge Parkway. Grandfather Mountain. 1940 | Download Map | View Metadata
Property Map Humpback Rocks-Section 1B and 1C, 7/14/41, Drawing No. PKY-BR HR-2050. Section 1B and 1C. 1941 | Download Map | View Metadata
Qualla and 3200 Acre Tracts, Cherokee Indian Reservation, North Carolina 1941 | Download Map | View Metadata
Road and Parking Area - Brinegar Cabin, Bluff Park. Bluff Park. 1941 | Download Map | View Metadata
Sign Types and Location, Bluff Park. Bluff Park. 1941 | Download Map | View Metadata
Cumberland Knob, None. Cumberland Knob. 1942 | Download Map | View Metadata
General Development Plan Humpback Rocks: Greenstone Section, Drawing No. PKY-BR HR-2051A. Section 1C. 1942 | Download Map | View Metadata
Little Glade Pond Development Plan, Section 2B Station 31+50. Section 2B. 1942 | Download Map | View Metadata
Grounds Development, Linville River - Sect. 2J. Section 2J. 1943 | Download Map | View Metadata
Grandfather Mtn. Area-Acquisition Map. 1944 | Download Map | View Metadata
Prelim-Park Entrance & Devel Areas, Peaks of Otter, Sec. 1-K, 4/5/1944, Drawing No. PKY-BR PO-2014A. Section 1K and Section 1J. 1944 | Download Map | View Metadata
Bluff Service Center. 1945 | Download Map | View Metadata
Crabtree Meadows Service Center, None. Crabtree Meadows. 1945 | Download Map | View Metadata
Linville River Service Center, None. Section 2J. 1945 | Download Map | View Metadata
Vista & Management Areas, Jefferson National Forest, Section 1-J, Drawing No. PKY-BR 1J 2051A. Section 1J. 1945 | Download Map | View Metadata
Vista & Management Areas, Jefferson National Forest, Section 1-K, Drawing No. PKY-BR 1K-2055A. Section 1K. 1945 | Download Map | View Metadata
Grandfather Mt. Acquisition - Kelsey Proposal. 1946 | Download Map | View Metadata
Grandfather Mt. Acquisition - Kelsey Proposal, Sections 2H 2J & 2K. Grandfather Mountain. 1946 | Download Map | View Metadata
Land Use Map, Cumberland Knob. Cumberland Knob. 1946 | Download Map | View Metadata
Land Use Map, Cumberland Knob. Cumberland Knob. 1946 | Download Map | View Metadata
Land Use Map, Rocky Knob, 10/1/1946, Drawing No. PKY-BR RK-2063. Section 1S. 1946 | Download Map | View Metadata
Preliminary Layout Plan, Asheville Maintenance Area. Section 2Q. 1946 | Download Map | View Metadata
Vista and Management Areas, Section 2M through Pisgah Nat'l Forest. Section 2M. 1946 | Download Map | View Metadata
Vista and Management Areas, Section 2N-A. 1946 | Download Map | View Metadata
Vista and Management Areas, Section 2N-B. 1946 | Download Map | View Metadata
Vista and Management Areas, Section 2P through Pisgah National Forest. Section 2P. 1946 | Download Map | View Metadata
Land Use Map, The Bluffs. Bluff Park. 1947 | Download Map | View Metadata
Land Use Map, The Bluffs. Bluff Park. 1947 | Download Map | View Metadata
Mabry Mill Site Restoration, Section 1T, Sta. 582, 10/21/1941; approved 1947, Drawing No. PKY-BR 1T 2053. Section 1T. 1947 | Download Map | View Metadata
Parkway Land Use Map Section 2-B, Section 2-B Route N.C. 21 to Route N.C. 18. Section 2B. 1947 | Download Map | View Metadata
Parkway Land Use Map Section 2-D, Section 2-D Route N.C. 18 to Route N.C. 16. Section 2D. 1947 | Download Map | View Metadata
Parkway Land Use Map Section 2-E, Section 2-E Horse Gap to Deep Gap. Section 2E. 1947 | Download Map | View Metadata
Public Road System Plan. 1947 | Download Map | View Metadata
Public Road System Plan, Sections 2G and H. Section 2G. 1947 | Download Map | View Metadata
Public Road System Plan, Section 2R. Section 2R. 1947 | Download Map | View Metadata
Public Road System Plan, Section 2-X. Section 2X. 1947 | Download Map | View Metadata
Parkway and Local Road Relocation, Station 1190+ to 1210+ Section 2Q. Section 2Q. 1948 | Download Map | View Metadata
Sign Types and Locations, The Bluffs. 1948 | Download Map | View Metadata
Sign Types and Locations, The Bluffs. 1948 | Download Map | View Metadata
Humpback Rocks General Development-Part of the Master Plan, Blue Ridge Parkway. 1949 | Download Map | View Metadata
Humpback Rocks Va, Developed Areas & Utilities Plan-Part of the Master Plan, Blue Ridge Parkway, Feb 1952 (note superseded by G), Drawing No. PKY-BR. 1949 | Download Map | View Metadata
Parkway Land Use Map Section 2-L, Section 2-L McKinney Gap to Gooch Gap. Section 2L. 1949 | Download Map | View Metadata
Pilot Knob Development & Trails, Section 2-H - Pilot Knob. Section 2H. 1949 | Download Map | View Metadata
Public Road System Plan, Section 2V. Section 2V. 1949 | Download Map | View Metadata
Road System Plan 2-W, Section 2W. Section 2W. 1950 | Download Map | View Metadata
Map Showing Lands of F.W. Hossfeld Heirs, For Transfer to: United States Government. 1951 | Download Map | View Metadata
Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, Developed Areas & Utilities Plan-Part of the Master Plan, Blue Ridge Parkway. 1952 | Download Map | View Metadata
Parkway Land Use Map, Moses Cone Memorial Park, 16 July 1952, Drawing No. PKY-BR MC-2053A. 1952 | Download Map | View Metadata
Pioneer Culture Interpretation, Part of the Master Plan. Asheville. 1952 | Download Map | View Metadata
Pioneer Culture Interpretation, Developed Area and Utilities Plan - Part of the Master Plan. Asheville. 1953 | Download Map | View Metadata
Mabry Mill Pioneer Industry Group Dev. Area, Interpretive & Utilities, Part of the Master Plan, sheet 46, 13 Feb 1965, Drawing No. PKY-BR 1T 2068A. 1955 | Download Map | View Metadata
Mabry Mill Pioneer Industry Group Interpretive Plan, Part of the Master Plan, sheet 46, 23 Nov 1955, Drawing No. PKY-BR 1T 2068. Section 1T. 1955 | Download Map | View Metadata
Parkway thru Biltmore Lands, Section 2R. Biltmore Estate; Section 2R.1955 | Download Map | View Metadata
Mead Timber Lands, Jackson County, NC. Section 2Y. 1956 | Download Map | View Metadata
Proposed Soco Bald Development, Section 2-Y. Section 2Y. 1959 | Download Map | View Metadata
Humpback Rocks Developed Areas Plan, July 20, 1961, None. Section 1C. 1961 | Download Map | View Metadata
Grandfather Mt. Lands Map, Sec. 2H Blue Ridge Parkway. Section 2H. 1962 | Download Map | View Metadata
Grandfather Mt. Lands Map. 1962 | Download Map | View Metadata
Parkway Location. 1962 | Download Map | View Metadata
Parkway Land Use Map Section 2-Y, Section 2Y U.S. Route 19 to Big Witch Gap. Section 2Y. 1963 | Download Map | View Metadata
Parkway Land Use Map Section 2-Z, None. Section 2Z. 1963 | Download Map | View Metadata
Natural History Base Map, March 1964, Sheet 8 of 11. None. 1964 | Download Map | View Metadata
Natural History Base Map, March 1964, Sheet 6 of 11. None. 1964 | Download Map | View Metadata
Natural History Base Map, March 1964, Sheet 7 of 11. None. 1964 | Download Map | View Metadata
Natural History Base Map, March 1964, Sheet 9 of 11. None. 1964 | Download Map | View Metadata
Overlay Showing Lands Appropriated by NC - SHC for Middle Line. 1965 | Download Map | View Metadata
Overlay Showing Lands Appropriated by NC - SHC for Middle Line - Jan. 1965, Grandfather Mt. Lands Map. Section 2H. 1965 | Download Map | View Metadata
Planting plan-various locations, section 1-M, sta 337+50-Mile 112.5, Oct 12, 1965, Drawing No. PKY-BR 1M 2076. Section 1M. 1965 | Download Map | View Metadata
Planting Plan - Mt. Pisgah: Parking Area - Lodge, Pky. Sect. 2U. Section 2U. 1966 | Download Map | View Metadata
Study Plan-Mtn Community, Moses H Cone Memorial Park. 1966. | Download Map | View Metadata
Parkway Land Use Map Section 2-A, Section 2-A V.A.-N.C. State Line to Route U.S. 21. Section 2A. 1974 | Download Map | View Metadata
Parkway Land Use Map Section 2-H, Section 2-H Gap ""X"" to Beacon Heights. Section 2H. 1996 | Download Map | View Metadata
Cabins, Bluff Park. Bluff Park. Undated | Download Map | View Metadata
Land Acquisition Map, Pine Spur, post 9/1960, None. Section 1P. Post-1960 | Download Map | View Metadata
Lodge, Bluff Park. Undated | Download Map | View Metadata
Moses H. Cone General Development, nd, Drawing No. PKY-BR MC-2051. Section 2G. UNDATED | Download Map | View Metadata
Parkway Location Grandfather Mt. Undated | Download Map | View Metadata
Parkway Location Grandfather Mt., Section 2-H. Section 2H. Undated | Download Map | View Metadata
Planting Plan for Crabtree Meadows Concession P. Area, Parkway Section 2M. Undated | Download Map | View Metadata
Proposed Shenandoah - Great Smoky Mountains National Parkway. Undated | Download Map | View Metadata
Proposed State Road Bypass, Linville - Boone 2G-H. Undated | Download Map | View Metadata
Roads and Trails Maps, State Line to Horse Gap. Undated | Download Map | View Metadata
Roads and Trails Maps, Sheet 6 of 11. Undated | Download Map | View Metadata
Roads and Trails Maps, Sheet 7 of 11. Undated | Download Map | View Metadata
Roads and Trails Maps, Sheet 8 of 11. Undated | Download Map | View Metadata
Roads and Trails Maps, Sheet 9 of 11. Undated | Download Map | View Metadata
Roads and Trails Maps, Sheet 10 of 11. Undated | Download Map | View Metadata
Roads and Trails Maps, Sheet 11 of 11. Undated | Download Map | View Metadata
Stable, Bluff Park. Bluff Park. Undated | Download Map | View Metadata
Untitled, Mt. Pisgah Area. Little Pisgah. Undated | Download Map | View Metadata
Vista & Management Areas, Jefferson National Forest, Section 1-H, Drawing No. PKY-BR 1H 2063A. Section 1H. Original date unknown; revised 1945. | Download Map | View Metadata
Connect with us
