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1965 Map of Mechanic Hill

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Mechanic Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Mechanic Hill and the surrounding riverfront of Richmond and Burke counties define this landscape during the mid-1960s. The Savannah River winds along the northern and eastern borders, flanked by oxbows and swampy depressions like Hole-in-Swamp and Hardens Dead River. Industrial and infrastructure expansion is evident through the large Industrial Waste Pond and the presence of Bush Field near the northern edge.

Genealogists will find a concentration of local history at rural sites such as Fielding Springs Ch Cem, Walkinshaw Cem, and Piney Grove Ch. The path of the Central Georgia railroad cuts diagonally through the terrain, connecting the settlement at Nixon to the larger region. This survey captures a moment when the agrarian past, represented by Bennock Mill and numerous family cemeteries, met the growing technical and industrial demands of the Augusta periphery.