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1979 Map of Cross

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Cross
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Lake Moultrie and the Diversion Canal define the eastern edge of this Berkeley County landscape, where the rising waters met the edge of the West Seawall Dike. Inland from the reservoir, a series of distinctive elliptical depressions typical of the region include Skeleton Bay, Jackson Camp Bay, and Pigeon Bay. These natural features intersperse with the established community at Cross, which serves as a central hub for several rural congregations and schools.

Local history is deeply rooted in the numerous small churches and family burial sites, such as Zion Ch and the Grooms Cem. The map reveals the infrastructure of the late 1970s, including Cross High Sch and a Lookout Tower near Williams. To the south, the terrain transitions into the dense Wassamassaw Swamp, reflecting the low-lying hydrology that has long shaped movement and settlement in the South Carolina Lowcountry.