Loading map...

1963 Map of Oakway

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Oakway
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Old Retreat and Oakway anchor this upland landscape in Oconee County, mapped during a period of significant hydrological change. The southern portion of the sheet is dominated by the Hartwell Reservoir, where the rising waters of the Tugaloo River meet the mouths of Eastanollee Creek and Gum Log Creek. This survey captures the rural infrastructure of the early 1960s, showing a network of country churches and schools such as Old Retreat Ch, South Union Ch, and the Fair Play-Oakway Sch.

Industry and commerce are represented by local landmarks like Simpson Store and Knox Store, while the Lookout Tower near Prater Pond provides a high-ground reference point. The map also delineates the tri-county boundary where Oconee, Stephens, and Franklin counties converge within the reservoir's waters, providing a precise look at property and political lines just as the shoreline was being reshaped by the U.S. Corps of Engineers.