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1980 Map of Mount Pleasant

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Mount Pleasant
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Mount Pleasant serves as the central hub of this North Carolina Piedmont landscape, where the rolling hills of the Cabarrus Co and Stanly Co border are defined by a dense network of watercourses. The drainage of Dutch Buffalo Creek, Adams Creek, and Wolf Jennie Creek carves the terrain, supporting a rural community tied together by numerous country churches such as Prosperity Ch, Mt Carmel Ch, and Mt Olive Ch.

Industrial activity and local infrastructure are evident at the Quarries and the State Dept of Corrections Gravel Pit, while the presence of a Prison and Sewage Disposal plant near the town center indicates late-century civic development. For genealogists, the map preserves the exact locations of smaller settlements like Rimer and Watts Crossroads, alongside scattered landmarks like Camp Spencer and the Boger Cem Ch.