1920 Map of Oliver

About this map

The Ogeechee River carves a winding path through this corner of Georgia, defining the boundary between Screven, Bulloch, and Effingham counties in 1920. This landscape is a dense network of early 20th-century rural infrastructure, where life centered around the Central of Georgia railroad and the numerous schools that dotted the countryside, such as Middle Ground School and Gilgal School. The map reveals a river-based economy still in transition, evidenced by named river access points like Opies Landing and Hendersons Landing. Local social life is anchored by a cluster of country houses of worship, including Double Head Church and Lee Memorial Church. Travelers of the era moved between settlements like Newington and Halcyondale via the historic Louisville Road and Savannah Road, crossing the wetlands of Long Branch and Black Creek over timber structures like Mccall Bridge and Nelson Bridge.