1969 Map of Leeds

About this map

The Broad River serves as the central artery and natural boundary between Union and Chester Counties in this late 1960s survey. Much of the landscape is dominated by the Sumter National Forest, where the terrain is punctuated by a network of local landmarks including the Leeds Lookout Tower and Leeds Campground. The river itself is a site of both industry and leisure, featuring the Neal Shoals Powerplant and the Woods Ferry Recreation Area. Small agrarian settlements and family nodes are evident through numerous country churches and cemeteries, such as Mount Olive Ch and Paradise Cem. In the northeast, the village of Wilksburg sits near the Pilgrim Sch, while the Seaboard Coast Line railroad skirts the southern edge through the community of Leeds. This map documents a quiet, wooded region defined by its river-bend topography and deep-rooted rural institutions.