1971 Map of Chapin

About this map

The rising waters of Lake Murray define the southern landscape of this 1971 study, where numerous inlets push into the rolling hills of Lexington and Richland Counties. In the town of Chapin, a concentration of community landmarks such as St Johns Ch and Mt Horeb Ch highlights the town's role as a regional hub. To the north, the Broad River winds past Alston and Hampton Island, following the path of the Southern railroad. The map is particularly dense with genealogical sites, from the Eargle Cem near the lake's edge to Tabers Chapel Cem and the Home for the Aged in White Rock. This area reveals a transition from the river-and-rail industry of the early century toward a landscape increasingly shaped by the reservoir and its growing shoreline communities.