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1948 Map of Derita

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Derita
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

Derita and the northern outskirts of Charlotte are captured here just as post-war suburbanization began to reach the rural Mecklenburg landscape. The map reveals a community defined by its water sources and social hubs, from the Derita Mineral Springs to the Southern States Fairgrounds near Sugar Creek Ch. Transport is dominated by the Southern and Seaboard railroads, which influenced the development of small junctions like Atando Junc and settlements like Croft.

Rural life is anchored by family-named landmarks and local institutions, including the Mallard Creek Community House and numerous country churches such as Bethesda Ch and Independence Hill Ch. Early aviation history is also present, with Brockenbrough Airport and Plaza Airport serving as small airfields before the region's massive twentieth-century expansion. The terrain is marked by the winding courses of Mallard Creek and Irwin Creek, which remained largely undeveloped at this time.