1962 Map of Tabor City West

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The North Carolina-South Carolina state line bisects this 1962 landscape, marking the transition between the Columbus and Horry county borders. To the east, Tabor City sits as a regional hub anchored by the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, which cuts through the dense wetlands of Gapway Swamp. The topography is defined by distinctive elliptical Carolina bays, including Big Bay, Wolf Pen Bay, and Iron Springs Bay, which punctuate the low-lying timber and agricultural land. A network of small rural congregations and family burial grounds, such as Cherry Grove Church, Union Missionary, and Gapway Cemetery, are scattered along the sandy roads connecting Tabor City to the settlement of Green Sea in the south. The hydrology is complex, with numerous branches like Trippiloo Creek and Huggins Creek feeding into the larger reaches of Mitchell Swamp.