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1957 Map of Mount Holly

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Mount Holly
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Laurel Swamp and Canterhill Swamp dominate this Berkeley County landscape, illustrating a classic South Carolina Lowcountry terrain of dense wetlands and scattered upland settlements. The Seaboard Coast Line serves as a primary north-south artery, passing through the community of Mount Holly and near the historic riverside vicinity of Strawberry. The map reveals a network of small, rural clusters often centered around local institutions, such as Groomsville and its neighboring Smyrna Ch.

Evidence of local history and family land use is found in labels for small burial grounds like Pear Cem and Huff Cem, alongside the Varner Sch. The transition of the landscape is visible in the purple 1971 revisions, showing development around Mount Holly and the introduction of a Trailer Park near Driggerstown. Large tracts of private land, including Black Tom Bay, remain prominent features in the northern reaches, while the US Naval Reservation occupies the southeastern corner near Brick Swamp.