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2017 Map of Wadboo Swamp

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Wadboo Swamp
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Wadboo Swamp and the dense network of tributaries including Cow Castle Cr and Four Hole Swamp dominate this Dorchester County landscape. The map captures a primarily rural environment defined by these vast wetlands, which are intersected by the modern transit corridor of Interstate 26. Small settlements like Whetsell and Rosinville serve as local anchors, while the land is crisscrossed by roads with local significance, such as Old School Rd and Ditch Bank Rd.

Genealogists will find particular value in the documentation of the Duncan Chapel Cem and Ebenezer Cem, which stand as markers of community heritage amidst the shifting borders of the Orangeburg and Dorchester county lines. The transition from established farm roads like Duncan Chapel Rd to named water features like Indian Field Swamp and Providence Swamp reveals how the drainage patterns of the coastal plain have historically dictated settlement and transportation routes in this part of South Carolina.