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1958 Map of Limerick SE

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Limerick SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The tidewater landscape of coastal Georgia unfolds in this mid-century survey, dominated by the serpentine channels of the Medway River and the Laurel View River. This intricate network of saltwater marshes and inlets defines the local geography, separating mainland settlements from Colonels Island and the Isle of Wight. On the southern bank of the Sunbury Channel, the Fort Morris (Site) marks a point of significant military history overlooking the water.

Settlement patterns in the late 1950s are concentrated along the Bryan Neck Road and near Sunbury, where family and community life is anchored by landmarks like Bryan Neck Ch, Corinth Ch, and the George Washington Carver Sch. The map reveals a transition from the agricultural past to the early modern era, with numerous Artesian Wells scattered throughout the lowlands and the Seaboard Air Line railroad cutting across the northwestern corner.