1971 Map of Soperton North

About this map

Soperton anchors the southwestern corner of this coastal plain landscape in the early 1970s, where the Seaboard Coast Line railroad meets a network of local roads. The survey documents a transition in infrastructure, most notably a major highway labeled Under Construction that arcs across the center of the sheet, bisecting the drainage basins of Pendleton Creek and Alligator Creek. This era of modernization is juxtaposed with older community landmarks, including the County School and numerous rural sanctuaries such as Johnson Chapel Cem and Rock Hill Ch. The terrain is defined by low-lying wetlands and sandy rises like Sand Hill, with several small water bodies including Sand Hill Lake and Herman Pond scattered throughout the drainage systems of Rocky Creek and Bobtail Creek.