1948 Map of Hopkins

About this map

The Congaree River corridor defines the landscape of this 1948 survey, winding through a complex of oxbows and backwaters like Saylors Lake, Dead River, and Mullers Big Lake. In the northern uplands, the suburban expansion of Columbia is evident near the U S Veterans Hospital and Greenlawn Cem, while the central and eastern portions remain deeply rural. This area is characterized by a dense network of country schools and churches that served the agricultural communities of Hopkins, Gadsden, and Lykosland.