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1958 Map of Meldrim SE

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Meldrim SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Ogeechee River meanders through the heart of this landscape, defining the western edge of the Fort Stewart Military Reservation. To the northeast, the growing rail-side communities of Pooler and Bloomingdale sit along the Central of Georgia and Seaboard Air Line railroads, serving as hubs for the surrounding timber and agriculture lands. The map reveals a dense network of family and community landmarks, from the Pooler Sch to several small rural churches like South Newington Ch and Saint John Ch.

Evidence of the region's historic transition from plantations to modern specialized agriculture is visible in the Hopeton Plantation and the U.S. Dept of Agriculture Plant Introduction Garden near the southern boundary. Low-lying wetlands, including Hardin Swamp and Horse Pen Swamp, are bisected by an old infrastructure network, notably the Old Railroad Grade and the Savannah and Ogeechee Canal Road.