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1968 Map of Charlotte West

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Charlotte West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The western edges of Charlotte expand toward the Catawba River basin on this mid-century survey, showing the transition from rural Mecklenburg County to an urbanizing transport hub. Centered on Douglas Municipal Airport, the landscape is a network of small family-named water bodies like Wait Lake and Maynard Lake, alongside established crossroads such as Dixie and Shopton. This era captures the footprint of the National Guard and the Mecklenburg Complex Dept of Correction before later industrial developments reached the banks of Lake Wylie.

Regional history is preserved in the numerous community institutions, from Mt Olive Ch and Berryhill Cem to various schools like West Mecklenburg High Sch. The rail corridors of the Southern Railway and Seaboard Coast Line define the northern and eastern quadrants, while the winding course of Sugar Creek and Irwin Creek illustrates the natural drainage patterns that shaped local land use and early settlement.