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1958 Map of North Charleston

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of North Charleston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Cooper River corridor dominates this late-1950s landscape, revealing a massive military and industrial footprint north of Charleston. Extensive land holdings of the U S Naval Reservation and the Charleston Transportation Corps Depot illustrate the era's strategic maritime importance. The industrial growth is balanced by the rising residential grid of North Charleston, centered on the planned circular streets of Park Circle.

Away from the developed shoreline, the map details a complex network of marshes and tidal reaches, including Slack Reach and Clouter Creek. Genealogists will find numerous local landmarks, from the Bonds-Wilson High Sch to several rural houses of worship like Mary Ann Ch and Bethel Ch. Traces of older land use remain visible in named ponds like Old Tenant Pond and New Tenant Pond, which sit near the river's edge.