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1920 Map of Chicora

Name: 1920 Topographic Map of Chicora
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1920
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1920

About this map

Santee River and the sprawling Santee Swamp dominate this landscape just north of the Lowcountry, surveyed shortly after the Great War. The map documents a rural society deeply rooted in its geography, with life concentrated along high ground like Jackson Ridge and the winding Congaree Road. One of the most significant landmarks is the Francis Marion Tomb, situated near the Oakland Club and the intricate networks of Cahusac Lake and Couturier Lake.

A dense concentration of community institutions reveals the settlement patterns of 1920s Berkeley County, including St Luke Church, Greenland Church, and schools such as Rocks Creek School and Bannister Down School. Small hubs like Eadytown, Pineville, and Chicora appear alongside family-named landmarks like Prioleau and Ferguson. The terrain is characterized by numerous "bays"—distinctive depressions such as Bulltown Bay and Buzzard Bay—and the headwaters of the Wassamassaw Swamp.