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1971 Map of Dyson

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Dyson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Saluda River and the sprawling waters of Lake Greenwood define the landscape of this 1971 survey, where the borders of Laurens, Greenwood, Newberry, and Saluda counties meet. The shoreline is punctuated by development like Greenwood Shores and the expansive Greenwood State Park, reflecting the mid-century transition toward recreational land use along the dammed river. Inland, the settlement pattern remains anchored by small communities and rural intersections such as Dyson, Vaughanville, and Chappells.

For genealogists and local historians, the map is a dense record of community life, locating numerous country churches including Soule Chapel Ch, Mt Carmel Ch, and Pleasant Rock Ch. The Southern railroad line cuts through the southern half of the quadrangle, serving the local economy near Godsey and providing a fixed transit corridor through the drainage basins of Wilson Creek and Ninety Six Creek.