1960 Map of Reed Creek

About this map

Hartwell Reservoir is the defining geographical shift on this map, showing the massive impact of the Savannah River Basin project along the border of Georgia and South Carolina. Blue hatching across the Tugaloo River and Reed Creek basins indicates areas of planned inundation at the 630-foot and 665-foot elevations, marking a landscape in the process of becoming the lake bed. This transformation is shown just as the U.S. Corps of Engineers reservation boundary was being established, overlaying a rural network of family farms and local churches.