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2011 Map of Great Falls

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Great Falls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Catawba River industrial power and rural ancestry meet in this 2011 survey of Chester County. The river corridor is defined by a series of significant engineering works including the Fishing Creek Dam, the Dearborn-Great Falls Dam, and the Great Falls-Dearborn Dam, which together manage the Fishing Creek Reservoir and Great Falls Reservoir. The township of Great Falls sits at the heart of this network, surrounded by smaller historic settlements like Beckhamville, Nitrolee, and Rossville.

Family history is well-preserved across the landscape through numerous burial grounds such as Mount Zion Cemetery, Bethesda Cemetery, and the Browns-Strouds Cemetery. The map also captures local recreation sites like Springs Park and the Republic Golf Course, while the southern reaches show the transition into the Wateree Lake region, marked by numerous river islands including McDowell Island and Goat Island.