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1948 Map of Hephzibah

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Hephzibah
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

Augusta and its southern environs appear here at a time of post-war military expansion and agricultural tradition. The landscape is dominated by the sprawling Camp Gordon Military Reservation, which occupies a significant portion of the western territory, while the Augusta Arsenal and Daniel Field underscore the city's strategic importance during the late 1940s. Beyond the military zones, the map reveals a deeply rooted rural community defined by family-named landmarks and local industry, such as the Albion-Kaolin Chalk Mine near Hephzibah.

Social and educational life is etched into the terrain through numerous country churches and schools, including the Richmond Academy and the Blythe High School. Waterways like Spirit Creek and Phinizy Creek fed numerous mill ponds such as Lombards Mill Pond and Richmond Factory Pond, reflecting the historic mill economy that once thrived along these branches. The Central of Georgia Railroad and Georgia Railroad provide the primary transit corridors connecting these small settlements to the broader region.