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1953 Map of Florence

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Florence
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Florence and Lumberton anchor a sprawling landscape defined by the drainage basins of the Pee Dee River and Lumber River. This mid-century survey, updated in the 1970s, captures the rail-dependent economy of the Carolina coastal plain as the Seaboard Coast Line and Atlantic Coast Line networks connected timber and agricultural hubs. The eastern portion of the sheet reveals a unique geological and ecological profile, characterized by the Carolina Bays — elliptical depressions such as White Lake, Singletary Lake, and Jones Lake St Pk.

Further east, the Green Swamp dominates the terrain south of Lake Waccamaw, illustrating the challenges and characteristics of the low-lying wetlands. Historical settlements like Cheraw, Bennettsville, and Marion are shown at their height of regional importance before major highway bypasses fully altered the commercial flow. The map also delineates the extensive Bladen Lakes State Forest, preserving a large-scale view of the region's managed timberlands.