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1969 Map of Mountain Island Lake

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Mountain Island Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

The Catawba River and the industrial growth of Charlotte define this landscape during the late 1960s. The northern reaches are dominated by Mountain Island Lake and utility infrastructure like the Powerplant and Duke Power Village. This area illustrates the mid-century transition from rural Mecklenburg County to a suburbanized energy and transport corridor. Significant transportation lines, including the Seaboard Coast Line and Rozzelle Bridge, connect outlying settlements such as Shuffletown and Sodyeco to the expanding city center.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, from the Cooks Memorial Cem and Beatties Ford Memorial Gardens to numerous neighborhood houses of worship like St Marks Ch and Moores Chapel. The map also documents the educational footprint of the era through sites like Coulwood Jr High Sch and Long Creek Sch, alongside large-scale municipal features like the Charlotte Reservoir and the Filtration Plant.