
Charleston Air Force Base and the Charleston Municipal Airport dominate the central landscape of this coastal South Carolina region during a period of rapid suburban expansion. The transition from industrial and plantation history to modern infrastructure is evident near the Ashley River, where Magnolia Gardens and Castle Cem sit in proximity to a modern Strip Mine and the Ashley Phosphate works. This 1958 survey, updated with 1971 aerial data, captures the growing residential footprints of Hanahan, Ladson, and North Charleston as they spread toward the Goose Creek Reservoir.
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1919 · Ladson
USGS Topo · 1:21,120
1919 · Johns Island
USGS Topo · 1:21,120
1919 · Summerville
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1919 · Cordesville
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1919 · Melgrove
USGS Topo · 1:21,120
1919 · Charleston
USGS Topo · 1:21,120
1920 · Ravenels
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1920 · Summerville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Melgrove
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1943 · Ladson
USGS Topo · 1:24,000