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1968 Map of Manor

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Manor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Manor and Glenmore serve as the primary hubs of activity in this rural stretch of South Georgia, situated along the diagonal path of the Seaboard Coast Line railroad. The landscape is defined by its complex hydrology, dominated by the winding path of Suwannee Creek and its many tributaries like Little Suwannee Creek and Cane Creek. These waterways thread through a vast mosaic of wetlands and depressions known locally as bays, including the expansive Big Bay, Hendrix Bay, and Otter Bay.

Social and civic life is anchored by a network of rural churches and schools, such as Providence Ch in the northwest and Pine Grove Ch near Glenmore. The presence of several named "islands" within the swampy terrain, like Horseshoe Island and Huckleberry Island, illustrates how even slight elevation changes dictated movement and settlement in this portion of the coastal plain. Numerous firebreaks and roads like Kite Road and Corbett Road further reveal the area's ongoing relationship with timber and land management.