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1919 Map of Cummings

Name: 1919 Topographic Map of Cummings
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

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The Salkehatchie River and Little Salkehatchie River valleys define this landscape on the border of Colleton and Hampton counties. In this era, the region was a network of rural hamlets and timber-rich wetlands like Mosele Swamp. Small, family-named educational and religious hubs anchor the community, including Annie Laurie Church, Polly Bottom School, and Ricepatch School. These features suggest a dispersed agrarian society reliant on local gathering points.

Industrial activity and transit are centered around the railroads, with the Atlantic Coast Line and Charleston and Western Carolina providing essential connections to the wider world. The presence of Hudsons Mill on Indian Creek highlights the local processing of timber or grain, while settlements such as Islandton and Balls Crossroads serve as the primary crossroads for the surrounding farmsteads and swamp-adjacent homesteads.