1971 Map of Due West

About this map

Erskine College serves as the cultural and geographic anchor of this South Carolina landscape, centered in the town of Due West. The surrounding rural territory in Abbeville County and Anderson County is defined by a dense network of country churches and small community hubs like Level Land and Fairs Crossroads. These social centers, including Little River Ch, Friendship Ch, and St Marys Ch, were often established near the many waterways draining toward the Little River, such as Hogskin Creek and Chickasaw Creek. The map documents a traditional agricultural and educational landscape in the early 1970s, where small settlements like Buck Stand and landmarks like Little Mountain break the undulating terrain. Local education is well-represented through Dixie High Sch and the Carver Sch, illustrating the dispersed yet connected nature of the Upstate South Carolina piedmont during this era.