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1894 Map of Pickens

Name: 1894 Topographic Map of Pickens
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1918
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1918

About this map

The Keowee River and Seneca River define the hydraulic character of this late 19th-century landscape, which was surveyed by C.M. Yeates in the mid-1880s. The region is marked by a transition from the mountainous heights of Rocky Bald Mt. and Cedar Rock Mt. in the north to the industrializing corridors of the Richmond and Danville Railroad in the south. This era captures the area before modern inundation, showing historic river crossings like Cherry Ferry, Shallow Ford, and Ravenee Bridge in their original contexts.

Local industry is rooted in water power, with numerous milling operations such as Centerville Mills, Bowen Mill, and Sutton Mills dotting the creeks. For genealogists, the map provides precise locations for small communities and post offices including Praters P.O., Six Mile, and the early settlement site of Old Pickens. Institutional history is grounded in the presence of the Poor House near Anderson, while the rail hubs of Liberty and Easley show the burgeoning textile and transit networks of the Piedmont.