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1971 Map of Pearson

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Pearson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The city of Pearson serves as the focal point of this 1970s survey, situated at the intersection of a developing road network and the Seaboard Coast Line railroad. The surrounding landscape of Atkinson and Coffee counties is characterized by a mix of wetlands and river drainage systems, most notably Ricketson Bay and the winding Satilla River. The land use pattern reveals a transition from the structured street grid of the town to the more dispersed rural layout of the coastal plain.

Genealogists and local historians can locate numerous rural landmarks that defined the community's social geography, including Mt Pleasant Ch, Sweetwater Ch, and Mt Zion Ch. The presence of the Kight Cem and Union Hill Ch near the southern boundary provides specific points of interest for family research. Infrastructure of the era is marked by the Lookout Tower and educational facilities like the High Sch and Jr High Sch, which anchored the town’s civic life.