Record #:

12372

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Encompassing 496 square miles, the Great Balsam Mountain Range, Cold Mountain, and Judaculla Rock, Jackson County is a scenic locality located in the southwestern portion of the state. Traversed by Hernando de Soto during the first recorded European expedition into the interior of the county, Jackson is more commonly known for the Cherokee Wars, natural forests, lumber production, mineral harvesting, and agriculture.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 25 Issue 25, May 1958, p16-31, map, f

Subject(s):

Jackson County--Description and travel