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1948 Map of Cordesville

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Cordesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

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Wadboo Creek and the Tailrace Canal dominate this mid-century landscape where industrial engineering meets the Lowcountry swamp. The newly completed Pinopolis Dam and the southeastern edge of Lake Moultrie signify a dramatic change in local hydrology, redirecting water toward the Cooper River. To the east, the Francis Marion National Forest preserves a wilderness crisscrossed by old motorways and drainage branches like Bullhead Run and Wright Gully.

Local settlements and community hubs are well-documented, from the clustered buildings at Cordesville to the older site of Old Cordesville. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of rural institutions, including the Berkeley Training Sch, Biggin Cem, and several neighborhood churches such as Grace Ch and St Lukes Ch. The presence of both the Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line railroads highlights the era's reliance on rail for the transport of timber and agricultural goods through Berkeley County.