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1971 Map of Monroe

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Monroe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The growing city of Monroe serves as the hub of this Piedmont landscape, shown at a time of significant expansion along the Seaboard Coast Line corridor. The red-tinted urban area includes critical civic landmarks like the Union Hospital, the Armory, and the Filtration Plant, while peripheral neighborhoods like Benton Heights show established community roots through the Benton Heights School and Hillcrest Cemetery.

Beyond the city limits, the terrain is defined by the drainage systems of Richardson Creek and Bearskin Creek, which feed into Lake Monroe and Lee Lake. Smaller rural settlements such as Roughedge and Alton anchor the outlying areas, characterized by a dense network of country congregations including New Hope Church, Macedonia Church, and Mount Carmel Church. The presence of a Quarry on the eastern edge and various substations indicates the industrial and infrastructural development supporting the county seat during the early 1970s.