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1963 Map of Luxomni

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Luxomni
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Seaboard Air Line railway and the newly appearing Northeast Expressway bisect this Gwinnett County landscape, capturing a moment of transition between rural agricultural life and suburban expansion. Established communities like Luxomni, Gloster, and Bethesda anchor the area, while family and community landmarks such as Lebanon Ch and McKendree Ch reflect a deep-rooted local history.

Water plays a central role in the topography, with numerous small impoundments like Hughes Lake, Bawens Lake, and Lake Matthews dotting the drainages of Sweetwater Creek and the Yellow River. Significant infrastructure of the mid-20th century is evident through the presence of a Radio Tower, a Drive-in Theater near Lawrenceville, and extensive utility networks marked as Pipeline and Telephone lines. These details, alongside the network of named local roads like Old Norcross Lawrenceville Road, offer a detailed view of the county's pre-modernization geography.