{"product_id":"old-map-of-greenville-south-carolina-by-usgs-1957-furman-university-taylors-paris-mountain","title":"Old Map of Greenville, South Carolina by USGS, 1957 – Furman University, Taylors \u0026 Paris Mountain","description":"\u003cp\u003eTitled “Greenville Quadrangle,” this US Geological Survey topographical map captures Greenville, South Carolina, and its environs as surveyed in 1957 and issued with a 1958 imprint. Drawn at the highly detailed 1:24,000 scale, it belongs to the USGS’s celebrated quadrangle series, a cartographic project that made the American landscape legible with scientific precision. Greenville appears here at a pivotal moment in the late 1950s, when its historic textile economy, expanding road network, and growing residential districts were reshaping the city’s footprint. The map’s colored urban shading, fine contour work, and careful symbology create a richly layered portrait of a Southern city poised between industrial maturity and suburban transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe US Geological Survey brought an unmistakable rigor to maps like this, combining field survey, aerial interpretation, and standardized cartographic conventions into a remarkably readable visual language. Roads are clearly emphasized in red, railways appear as precise linear corridors, and built-up areas are differentiated from open land, woodland, and agricultural terrain. This balance of utility and elegance is characteristic of mid-century USGS mapping: every symbol serves a practical purpose, yet the whole composition has a quiet graphic beauty. For Greenville, the result is more than a navigation aid. It is a carefully measured record of settlement, infrastructure, elevation, and land use at a specific historical moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreenville itself anchors the map, with its residential and commercial districts rendered through the dense patterning of streets, rail lines, and civic symbols. The Reedy River, long central to the city’s industrial and geographic identity, threads through the urban fabric, recalling the mills and water-powered development that shaped Greenville’s rise. Nearby Furman University appears within the broader regional setting, linking the city’s educational landscape to its surrounding roads and neighborhoods. The map also shows the relationship between Greenville and neighboring communities such as Taylors and Travelers Rest, places whose mid-century scale and spacing reveal a metropolitan area before the full expansion of later suburban growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surrounding terrain gives the map much of its character. Contour lines rise and fall across the sheet, describing the transition from Greenville’s urban basin toward the more rugged uplands around Paris Mountain. Green shading marks wooded tracts, parks, and natural areas, contrasting with the red geometry of streets and settlement. The Saluda River system and the broader drainage patterns of the region connect the city to the waterways of the South Carolina Upstate, while routes leading outward suggest links toward larger regional features such as Lake Hartwell. This interplay of river valleys, ridges, roads, and towns makes the map especially engaging as a study of landscape and movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a historical document, the “Greenville Quadrangle” offers a fascinating glimpse of the city before many later highways, subdivisions, commercial corridors, and institutional expansions altered the map of the Upstate. Its depiction of roads, railways, schools, neighborhoods, and open land preserves a mid-20th-century geography that can differ strikingly from the modern city. The late 1950s were years of national mobility and regional change, and Greenville was no exception: older industrial patterns remained visible, while new residential growth and improved transportation networks pointed toward the future. This map records that threshold with exceptional clarity, uniting scientific topography with the quiet drama of urban and environmental history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreenville, SC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFurman University\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaylors, SC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTravelers Rest, SC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReedy River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParis Mountain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Hartwell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaluda River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious roads indicated in red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRailways indicated as lines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParks and natural areas shown in green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResidential and commercial districts denoted by specific symbols\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eName of the map: \u003cstrong\u003eGreenville Quadrangle\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the \u003cstrong\u003eUS Geological Survey\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical \u003cstrong\u003e1:24,000 topographical map\u003c\/strong\u003e of Greenville, South Carolina and the surrounding area\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDated \u003cstrong\u003e1957\u003c\/strong\u003e with a \u003cstrong\u003e1958 imprint\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses distinctive color shading to differentiate between urban and natural areas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoadways are clearly delineated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed contour lines show elevation changes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUrban areas are shown in shades of red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForests and fields are shown in green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflects the geographic layout and urban development of Greenville in the late 1950s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides insight into mid-20th-century land use and infrastructure that may differ from modern layouts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for a particular place?\u003c\/strong\u003e Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/es\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eask our workshop to check before you order\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed maps are especially rewarding at larger sizes, where names, boundaries and decorative features have more room to be appreciated. Use the close-up preview and size guide to choose the right scale for your wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). 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Framed maps use crystal-clear optical acrylic and arrive ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith its rich detail and strong sense of place, this map makes a considered gift for a new home, anniversary, retirement or anyone with a personal connection to the area shown. Still deciding? 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