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1957 Map of Isle of Hope

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Isle of Hope
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Isle of Hope and the surrounding coastal islands define this 1957 landscape, where the tides of the Wilmington River and Skidaway River carve through a network of salt marshes. The map reveals established shoreline communities like Pin Point, Beaulieu, and Montgomery, connected by local arteries such as Skidaway Road and Ferguson Avenue. Land use here reflects a long history of institutional and agricultural presence, evidenced by the St Thomas Boys Home, the Water Orphanage at Bethesda, and the storied Wormsloe estate.

Smaller settlements like New Guinea and Sandfly are documented alongside community hubs such as Antioch Ch and Macedonia Ch. The complex hydrology of the Marshes of Skidaway is mapped in fine detail, showing the intricate passages of the Intracoastal Waterway and the broad reaches of the Ogeechee River to the south. This survey preserves the mid-century character of these islands before significant modern development altered the tidal landscape.