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1968 Map of Charlotte West

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Charlotte West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

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Douglas Municipal Airport dominates the central landscape of this western Mecklenburg County study, reflecting Charlotte's mid-century expansion into a regional transportation hub. The surrounding rural-urban fringe is defined by a dense network of water bodies such as Lake Wylie and Sugar Creek, interspersed with numerous private airfields like Carpenter Airport and various radio facilities. The map documents a significant era of educational infrastructure development, featuring numerous secondary schools including Harding High Sch and West Mecklenburg High Sch.

Traditional rural community markers remain visible alongside new industrial and institutional footprints, such as the Mecklenburg Complex Dept of Correction. Older settlements like Dixie and Shopton anchor a landscape still tied to its roots through centers like Steele Creek Ch and Berryhill Cem. Transport corridors follow the paths of the Southern and Piedmont and Northern railroads, which helped transition these former farmlands into the suburbs of modern Charlotte.