1964 Map of Trenton

About this map

Trenton anchors the northern portion of this landscape, serving as a hub where the Southern railroad intersects several regional thoroughfares. The 1960s terrain is marked by a transition from organized agricultural and municipal features, such as the Trenton Municipal Airport and the State Forest Nursery, to a complex network of creeks and branches. Evidence of local industry and social infrastructure is scattered throughout, including multiple Claypit sites and the historic campus of Bettis Academy. Numerous rural congregations and family burial grounds, such as Ebenezer Ch and the Busbee Cem, are connected by established routes like the Old Plank Road. As the land slopes southward toward the Edgefield Co Aiken Co line, the geography becomes defined by its water system, specifically the numerous named basins including Harrison Pond, Mathis Pond, and Simons Lake which feed into Horse Creek.