1950 Map of Abbeville East

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Abbeville and its eastern environs are captured here in the mid-century, where the edge of town gives way to the wooded reaches of the Sumter National Forest. The landscape is a network of small family-named landmarks and rural institutions, including the County Training Sch and several schools like Long Cane Sch and Pine Burr Sch. Industry and infrastructure are defined by the Seaboard Air Line railroad cutting across the southern half of the quadrangle and the presence of Millers Mill on the waters of Long Cane Creek. To the west, the Abbeville Pumping Station and Davis Airport signal the community's growing mid-century utilities. Numerous local churches such as Jones Chapel, Mt Olive Ch, and Allen Chapel anchor the rural settlements, while family burial grounds like Aiken Cem and Big Adams Cem provide valuable touchpoints for genealogists tracing the area's residents.