1971 Map of Boiling Springs South

About this map

Gardner Webb College anchors the northern landscape of this region during the early 1970s, situated just west of the community of Boiling Springs. This area is defined by the significant corridor of the Broad River, which carves through the terrain between Cleveland County and Cherokee County. The map reveals a deeply rooted rural social structure, evidenced by the numerous country churches like Mt Pleasant Ch and Lavonia Ch that serve the surrounding agricultural and timbered lands. Local recreation and utility are represented by a Dragstrip near Beaverdam Creek, a Golf Course to the south, and the man-made Lake Houser. The transition from the Piedmont hills of North Carolina into the upper reaches of South Carolina is marked by a network of drainage creeks, including Sandy Run and Cherokee Creek, which have dictated the placement of early settlements and roads for generations.