1943 Map of Olar

About this map

Olar and Ehrhardt anchor this 1943 survey, which reveals a landscape of dispersed agricultural communities and rural school districts during the Second World War. The area is defined by the broad, marshy corridors of the Salkehatchie River and Little Salkehatchie River, where numerous "bays" and swamps like Alligator Bay and Brunson Swamp break up the cultivated uplands. The Seaboard Air Line railroad provides a clear industrial axis through the territory, connecting settlements like Govan, Schofield, and Ulmers.