1964 Map of High Shoals

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The Apalachee River carves a winding path through the borderlands of Walton, Oconee, and Morgan Counties, anchoring a landscape defined by small agrarian settlements and numerous rural congregations. In the town of Good Hope, the community identity is centered around landmarks like the Good Hope Peters Sch and nearby Bethel Ch, while the eastern portion of the sheet is dominated by the industrial and riverine history of High Shoals and North High Shoals. This 1964 survey, with 1985 photorevisions, captures the area during a period of transition, noting a Cotton Research Station and several family-named burial grounds such as Locklin Cem, McGaughey Cem, and Hale Cem that dot the countryside. The presence of Snows Mill and the elevation at Turkey Creek Mtn illustrate how the local topography influenced early settlement and industry along the region's many creeks and branches.