Old Maps of Folly Fork, North Carolina for Metal Detecting

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Folly Fork, NC maps

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  1. 1906 Map of Beckford
    1906 Map of Beckford
    1906 Beckford
    1906 Print · USGS
    Coastal North Carolina at the turn of the century reveals a world of swamp-based industry and riverine commerce. Trace family roots and old landmarks across the landscape from the wharves at Taylor Wharf to crossroads like Wiggins Crossroads and the mills at Merchants Mill Pond.

  2. 1907 Map of Beckford
    1907 Map of Beckford
    1907 Beckford
    1907 Print · USGS
    Northeastern North Carolina was a landscape of deep swamps and river commerce in the early 1900s. Genealogists can trace family landmarks at Merchants Mill, find rural congregations like Joppa Church, or follow the steam routes past Holidays Island.
    2 unique versions available

  3. 1940 Map of Beckford
    1940 Map of Beckford
    1940 Beckford
    1940 Print · USGS
    Northeastern North Carolina in the early 1940s was a land of timbered swamps and essential river crossings. Genealogists and historians can trace old homesteads and transport hubs near Cannon Ferry, Merchants Millpond, and the Beckford Junction rail crossing.
    2 unique versions available

  4. 1953 Map of Norfolk, 1954 Print
    1953 Map of Norfolk, 1954 Print
    1953 Norfolk
    1954 Print · USGS
    Coastal Virginia and northeastern North Carolina appear here during the post-war industrial boom, showing the critical rail-and-sea connections of Hampton Roads. Genealogists can trace family roots through rural landmarks like Gethsemane Ch, the Caledonia State Prison Farm, and the vast interior of the Dismal Swamp.
    4 unique versions available

  5. 1981 Map of Sunbury, 1982 Print
    1981 Map of Sunbury, 1982 Print
    1981 Sunbury
    1982 Print · USGS
    Coastal North Carolina's lowlands are captured here in the early eighties, showing the agricultural settlements on the edge of the great marsh. Trace family history and local landmarks like Sunbury, Oak Grove Ch, and the timber history found along the Old Railroad Grade.

  6. 1985 Map of Elizabeth City
    1985 Map of Elizabeth City
    1985 Elizabeth City
    1985 Print · USGS
    Coastal North Carolina's rivers and sounds define the landscape of the mid-eighties, from the vast swamps to the historical waterfronts of Elizabeth City and Edenton. Researchers can trace the rail lines of the Southern Ry or locate landmarks like Beaver Hill Cem and South Mills.
    2 unique versions available

  7. 1997 Map of Sunbury, 2000 Print
    1997 Map of Sunbury, 2000 Print
    1997 Sunbury
    2000 Print · USGS
    Gates County at the edge of the great wetlands in the late twentieth century reveals a landscape shaped by water and woods. Genealogists can trace family names and small settlements from Sunbury to Acorn Hill, or locate the Old Railroad Grade and St Johns Zion Ch.

  8. 2022 Map of Sunbury, 2022 Print
    2022 Map of Sunbury, 2022 Print
    2022 Sunbury
    2022 Print · USGS
    Gates County at the edge of the wetlands is a landscape of rural forks and family homesteads in the early 2020s. Genealogists can locate family-named markers like the Drake Memorial Cem and John Alphin Family Cem near the Great Dismal Swamp boundary.

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