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1990 Map of Mill Bay

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Mill Bay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Lynches River winds through the northern reaches of this coastal plain landscape, defining a terrain shaped by numerous bays and slow-moving branches. The map captures the rural character of the border between Florence Co and Williamsburg Co during the late twentieth century, showing a network of small agricultural settlements and crossroads. Distinctive elliptical depressions such as Indigo Bay, Mill Bay, and Open Bay punctuate the woods and fields, illustrating the unique Carolina Bay geological features of the region.

Concentrations of development are visible at Lake City and Scranton in the southeast, while smaller hamlets like Salem and Byrds Crossroads anchor the interior. The hydraulic engineering of the area is represented by the Kingstree Swamp Canal and the various drainage branches like Twomile Branch and Cypress Branch that feed into the river system. A Lookout Tower near the river suggests the importance of forest management in this heavily wooded territory.