1958 Map of Richmond Hill

About this map

The Ogeechee River and Canoochee River define this coastal Georgia landscape, where tidal marshes and expansive wetlands like Lost Swamp dominate the topography. Near the town of Richmond Hill, the legacy of 20th-century agriculture and research is evident at the U.S. Dept of Agriculture Plant Introduction Garden and a local Fish Hatchery. The map documents a transition from river-based activity to rail and road, as the Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line railroads cut through the timbered swamps and old plantations.