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1970 Map of Pleasant Garden

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Pleasant Garden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Pleasant Garden and the surrounding Piedmont landscape of the early 1970s appear here during a period of transition as the Southern railroad line connects rural communities to the growing Greensboro corridor. The map highlights a dense network of local institutions, including Rehobeth Ch, Sumner Ch, and Burnetts Chapel, which alongside numerous cemeteries, anchor the social geography of the region.

Southward, the terrain shifts towards Coltranes Mtn and the headwaters of the Deep River, where the crossing into the Guilford and Randolph County line marks a change in the drainage patterns of Polecat Creek. From the lakeside recreation at Ritters Lake to the educational hub at Southern Guilford High Sch, the survey documents a classic North Carolina mix of agricultural roots and suburban expansion at the start of the 1980s.