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1950 Map of Harlem

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Harlem
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Harlem serves as the focal point for this 1950 survey, where the Georgia railroad cuts a straight path through the heart of town. The surrounding landscape in Columbia Co and McDuffie Co is defined by a dense network of country churches and small rural settlements like Pumpkin Center, Sawdust, and Campania. This era represents a transition in rural education and community life, evidenced by the presence of Harlem Elementary and Junior High School and several local institutions such as Piney Grove Church and School and the Philadelphia Church.

Water plays a central role in the topography, with numerous family-named impoundments including Verderys Pond and Marshal and Magruder Pond dotting the drainages of Uchee Creek and Little Kiokee Creek. To the southeast, the terrain transitions into the Camp Gordon Military Reservation, while old transit routes like the Old Wrightsboro Road and Louisville Road trace the historic movement patterns of the Georgia interior.