1970 Map of Waxhaw

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The Seaboard Coast Line railroad cuts a straight diagonal through this Union County landscape, anchoring the development of Waxhaw and Mineral Springs. This 1970s era documentation, updated with late-1980s data, reveals a rural network of churches and cemeteries that speak to the region's deep social history, including Smyrna Ch, Howie Ch, and Thompson Chapel. The terrain is defined by the branching tributaries of Twelvemile Creek, where numerous family-named landmarks like Walker Cem and McWhorter Cem are preserved. Small rural clusters like Roughedge and Houston appear alongside evolving infrastructure, such as the Landing Strip near Weddington and the Western Union Sch, illustrating the transition from traditional farming communities to a more modern infrastructure footprint.