1982 Map of Ehrhardt

About this map

The Salkehatchie River wetlands dominate this Lowcountry landscape, forming a complex natural boundary where four counties—Bamberg, Allendale, Colleton, and Hampton—meet. In the early 1980s, the town of Ehrhardt serves as the primary hub, showing a grid of streets and the S C L railroad line passing through its center. Significant local history is preserved at Rivers Bridge State Park, which includes a Museum and Campground along the river banks. The area is dotted with numerous rural congregations and family burial grounds, such as Kearse-Brabham Cem and St Lukes Ch, reflecting a deeply rooted community structure. The map also captures the transition from dense swampland to agricultural clearings, with named water bodies like Threemile Creek and Savannah Creek feeding into the main river system near the small settlement of Jennys.