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1950 Map of Winston-Salem West

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Winston-Salem West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Winston-Salem Winston Twp shows a period of significant mid-century transition as urban boundaries moved westward into the surrounding South Fork countryside. Residential developments like Buena Vista and Ardmore appear as dense grids, while the purple overprint indicates the rapid expansion of suburban culture by the early 1970s. The landscape is dotted with long-standing community pillars, including numerous local congregations such as Mt Tabor Ch and New Philadelphia Ch, reflecting the area's deep-rooted social fabric.

Institutional landmarks like Baptist Hospital and Reynolds High Sch anchor the established neighborhoods of West Highlands and Westview. Further south and west, the map records more dispersed rural settlements like Swaimtown, Atwood, and Jonestown, situated along the winding paths of Muddy Creek and its many tributaries. The presence of the Southern railroad and the Hanes industrial area points to the economic engines that drove the city's growth during this era.