1919 Map of Gough

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Waynesboro serves as the eastern anchor of this rural Burke County landscape, where the Georgia and Florida railroad intersects with the Savannah and Atlanta line. The terrain is defined by the winding course of Brier Creek, which forms much of the northern boundary of the quadrangle. This 1918 survey documents a densely populated agricultural interior, evidenced by a remarkable concentration of community institutions like Boggs Academy, Noahs Ark School, and Hopeful Church. Early transport routes, including the Savannah and Atlanta Road and Quaker Road, cut across the ridges and branches of Buckhead Creek and McBean Creek, connecting small settlements like Gough and St Clair with the regional mills, such as Storys Mill. This map offers a clear view of the educational and spiritual hubs that anchored eastern Georgia's rural life before modern consolidation.