1957 Map of Avondale

About this map

The Fort Gordon Military Reservation occupies a massive footprint across this mid-century landscape, influencing the development and preservation of the surrounding rural terrain. The area is defined by the headwaters and winding courses of Brier Creek, Headstall Creek, and Reedy Creek, which create a complex drainage system through the borderlands of several Georgia counties. Small rural pockets like Avondale and the area near Woodland Ch persist alongside military boundaries, marked by family burial grounds such as Adams Cem, Neal Cem, and Patterson Cem. The presence of Nortons Millrace and several ponds, including George Claussen Pond and Leitner Pond, suggests a long history of water management and local industry. A unique survey marker, the County Line Monument, stands as a formal record of the intersecting boundaries of Columbia, McDuffie, and Richmond counties.