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1977 Map of Albemarle SW

Name: 1977 Topographic Map of Albemarle SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Albemarle anchors the northern portion of this orthophotomap, showing the urban footprint of the city in Stanly County during the late 1970s. The imagery reveals a landscape in transition, where the organized grid of city streets gives way to the irregular patterns of clearings and wooded parcels. South of the city, the settlement of Porter sits among a mosaic of agricultural fields and forest, illustrating the rural character of the Piedmont region outside the immediate influence of the county seat.

Running through the western half of the sheet, the winding course of Long Creek carves a path through the terrain. The contrast between the dense residential development in the north and the sprawling timber and farm tracts to the south provides a clear record of the area's development. This photographic survey captures specific land-use patterns, from industrial sites on the urban fringe to the network of secondary roads that connected isolated farmsteads to the regional center.