1959 Map of Salem

About this map

Lake Jocassee and Lake Keowee dominate the landscape of the Blue Ridge foothills, their expansive waters covering significant river valleys as of the late 20th-century revisions. The town of Salem serves as the local hub, surrounded by a geography defined by the meeting of Oconee and Pickens counties. Much of the northern terrain is protected within the Sumter National Forest, where peaks like McKinneys Mountain and Double Spring Mtn overlook the winding Whitewater River and Thompson River.