1958 Map of Greenville

About this map

Greenville and Anderson anchor this mid-century survey of the Piedmont and Blue Ridge regions, appearing at a time of significant hydrological and industrial change. The map shows the expanding Lake Sidney Lanier in Georgia and Lake Greenwood in South Carolina, while the future Lake Hartwell and Lake Keowee basins are still defined by the natural courses of the Savannah River and Tugaloo River. A dense rail network including the Southern Railway and Piedmont and Northern connects textile centers like Spartanburg, Laurens, and Greenwood. To the northwest, the terrain rises sharply toward the Blue Ridge Mountains, marked by high peaks such as Brasstown Bald and Rabun Bald. The document captures the region just as the Interstate system was beginning to overlay the established U.S. highway routes like U S 29 and U S 123.