1949 Map of Charlotte West

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Douglas Municipal Airport and Morris Field dominate the landscape west of Charlotte in this late 1940s survey. This era shows a community in transition, where aviation infrastructure and the U S Naval Depot sit alongside established rural institutions in the Berryhill and Steel Creek districts. The network of winding secondary roads like Dowd Road and Nations Ford Road connects numerous community anchors, including Berryhill Sch and Steel Creek Ch. Along the eastern edge, the industrial and urban expansion of Charlotte is evident through features like the Sewage Disposal plant and Revolution Park. To the west, the landscape meets the shores of Lake Catawa, where small settlements like Shopton and Hebron maintain their local character amidst the growing transportation corridors of the Southern railroad.