1949 Map of Georgetown

About this map

Winyah Bay serves as the central hydrographic feature of this coastal survey, where the Pee Dee River, Waccamaw River, Black River, and Sampit River converge. This 1949 data records the Lowcountry just as the Grand Strand began its postwar transformation, shown here with developing coastal points like Myrtle Beach, Garden City, and Ocean Forest linked by the Intracoastal Waterway. To the south, the Francis Marion National Forest dominates the interior, while the coastal edge is defined by the protected reaches of Cape Romain Harbor. The map captures the transition from a river-and-rail economy, evidenced by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and Seaboard Air Line Railroad routes through inland hubs like Conway and Kingstree, to the modern era of highway-driven coastal expansion.