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2011 Map of Hartwell Dam

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Savannah River corridor and its massive reservoir system define this landscape along the Georgia-South Carolina border. In the north, the Hartwell Dam creates the expansive Hartwell Lake, while downstream, the river flows into the Richard B Russell Lake, surrounding a series of significant landforms including Derritt Island, Hewin Island, and Stephenson Island. The settlement of Montevideo serves as a central point for the local road network, which is characterized by family-named routes and historical landmarks.

Genealogists will find a wealth of burial sites preserved in this 2011 survey, such as Saint James Cemetery, Cokesbury Cemetery, and Gaines Chapel Cemetery. The map also documents smaller private water features like Cole Lake One and McLaughlin Lake, alongside the major spans of the Louis Morris Memorial Bridge and the Smith-McGee Bridge, illustrating the modern infrastructure required to navigate a region reshaped by mid-century dam projects.