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1919 Map of Fort Moultrie

Name: 1919 Topographic Map of Fort Moultrie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Fort Moultrie and the historic defenses of Charleston Harbor anchor this coastal survey, which captures the barrier islands and maritime lowcountry at the end of the Great War. On the southern tip of Sullivan Island, the community of Moultrieville and the Atlanticville PO sit adjacent to Fort Sumter, while the U S Rifle Range occupies the land to the north near Mt Pleasant.

Inland, the landscape is defined by the Georgetown Road and a series of rural landmarks, including Christ Church and the Sevenmile School. The intricate network of tidal waterways, such as Hamlin Sound and Grays Bay, separates the mainland from the emerging resort areas at Isle of Palms. This record preserves the location of Porchers Bluff and the original shoreline configuration before significant coastal development and twentieth-century infrastructure altered the drainage of the Wando River estuary.