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1972 Map of Messers Pond

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Messers Pond
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Fort Jackson Military Reservation dominates this landscape, showing a dense network of specialized training infrastructure including Rifle Range Road, Dixie Road, and numerous numbered Observation Posts. This military presence is interwoven with the drainage of Colonels Creek and its many impoundments like Messers Pond and Old Barstow Pond.

Genealogists can find several markers of earlier settlement and community life, such as Spears Creek Ch and the Salem Cem located near Dupre Pond. Evidence of local industry is preserved through the labeling of several Claypits and a Gravel Pit near the Richland and Kershaw county line. The map captures the area as it transitioned through the early 1970s, balancing intensive military use with rural features like Bells Camp and the winding course of Jumping Run Creek.