2017 Map of Wedgefield

About this map

General Sumters Tomb stands as a prominent landmark on the high ground near Stateburg, overlooking the expansive lowlands of the Wateree River valley. This 2017 survey details the complex hydrography of the Wateree Swamp, a dense network of wetlands where features like Jack Hole, Big Lake, and Hurricane Lake punctuate the bottomlands. The transition from the alluvial floodplains to the terrace is marked by settlements like Wedgefield and Claremont, while High Island and Malta sit at the very edge of the saturated terrain. The map illustrates a landscape shaped by water and memory, where numerous small ponds such as McLaurins Pond and Gillespie Pond dot the residential and agricultural areas rising above the swamp.