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1943 Map of Bonneau

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Bonneau
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

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Santee River and the vast Santee Swamp dominate this Berkeley County landscape, revealing a region defined by its complex waterways and the timber industry. The Santee River Logging RR and the Russellville Lumber Company Road provide evidence of the heavy logging operations that moved through the bottomlands during this era. Along the western edge, the recently formed Lake Moultrie reshaped the local geography, with Richardson Landing providing access to the new shoreline.

Small agricultural and timber communities such as St Stephens, Bonneau, and Alvin are shown with their networks of country churches and local schools. Of particular interest to genealogists are the numerous named congregations like St Matthews Ch and Holy Rock Ch, alongside the Gravel Hill Cem. The presence of the Lane Auxiliary Airfield and the Airway Beacon underscores the strategic military and aviation developments in South Carolina during the wartime mapping of the early 1940s.