1944 Map of Waynesboro

About this map

Waynesboro serves as the industrial and social anchor of this Franklin County landscape, set against the steep western slopes of South Mountain. The map illustrates a dense network of rural infrastructure, where numerous small schools like Ryder Sch and Pigeon Hills Sch supported a community organized into the townships of Guilford, Quincy, and Washington. The presence of the South Mountain State Sanatorium on the high ridges above Mont Alto reflects the era's reliance on mountain air for health recovery, while the Waynesboro Reservoir tucked into the hills secured the growing town's water supply.