WingedMonkey
11-16-2013, 18:30
Got this from one of my genealogy forums, fun to play with if you know your Western North Carolina Counties. (or what they use to be) and can then look at trail areas.
Most are from 1920's and 30's but the state maps from 1770 and 1808 are interesting. Also an 1884 Cherokee Nation map.
http://www2.lib.unc.edu/dc/ncmaps/interactive/overlay.html
About Historic Overlay Maps
Selected maps from the North Carolina Maps project can be viewed as Historic Overlay Maps, layered directly on top of current road maps or satellite images. By fading or "seeing through" the historic maps, users are able to compare the similarities and differences between old and new maps, and to study the changes in North Carolina over time.
Using Historic Overlay Maps
The Historic Overlay Maps are presented with a historic map placed on top of a current Google street map. The historic map has been geo-referenced, meaning that it should line up very closely with the current map. Using the Google map interface and check boxes to the left of the map, users can zoom in and out, move the images around, turn the historic map image on and off, or fade the historic map image.
Most are from 1920's and 30's but the state maps from 1770 and 1808 are interesting. Also an 1884 Cherokee Nation map.
http://www2.lib.unc.edu/dc/ncmaps/interactive/overlay.html
About Historic Overlay Maps
Selected maps from the North Carolina Maps project can be viewed as Historic Overlay Maps, layered directly on top of current road maps or satellite images. By fading or "seeing through" the historic maps, users are able to compare the similarities and differences between old and new maps, and to study the changes in North Carolina over time.
Using Historic Overlay Maps
The Historic Overlay Maps are presented with a historic map placed on top of a current Google street map. The historic map has been geo-referenced, meaning that it should line up very closely with the current map. Using the Google map interface and check boxes to the left of the map, users can zoom in and out, move the images around, turn the historic map image on and off, or fade the historic map image.