An old map, two missing counties and a lake that wasn't there sent me looking for the Jackson County I knew — and wondering how many versions of this place have existed along the way. Read the full story at SusanSapienza.com

Map source: House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College

About the author: Susan Sapienza is Executive Director of the Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce. She writes about business, community and the connections between people, ideas and places that help shape the Cashiers area and western North Carolina.