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1983 Map of Cowpens

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Cowpens
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The Cowpens National Battlefield anchors the northern reaches of this upstate South Carolina landscape, preserving the site of a pivotal Revolutionary War engagement along the Cherokee and Spartanburg County border. The map reveals a post-war rural industrial and religious network, centered around the Mayo Mills area and the town of Cowpens. Transportation corridors are defined by the Seaboard and Southern railroads, which facilitated the movement of goods and people between the rolling hills and water bodies like Thicketty Mtn Lake.

Genealogical interest is found in the numerous country churches and burial grounds scattered through the terrain, such as Piedmont Ch, Love Springs Ch, and Waters Cem. Education and industry are represented by Morgan Sch and the development near Enola. Natural features like the Pacolet River and the prominent Thicketty Mtn provide a clear view of the physical geography that influenced the location of historic settlements such as Macedonia and Mayo.