Historical Maps
USFS Historical maps
Ayres and Ashe, 1901 - 5.4 million acres from Georgia to Virginia showing timber density/land use effects. (for a higher resolution map call SAFC at 888-8FOREST)
Tennesse Map(temp MIA)
118,000 acres digitiezed map of Conasauga/Big Frog/Ocoee/Hiwassee. Illustrates the accuracy of this type of mapping.
All of these maps aer directly scanned from the official records of the U.S. governement. They clearly demonstrate that the canopies types and their exponents, the timber density, are the product of site and not the product of succession.