1949 Map of Atlantic

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Cedar Island dominates this coastal survey, where the remote settlements of Roe and Lola were connected by a narrow road running the length of the marshy interior. These communities, alongside the village of Atlantic, relied on a complex network of waterways including West Bay and Thorofare Bay. The landscape is defined by its transition from mainland marsh to the outer reaches of Portsmouth Banks, with family and community history anchored at the Roe School, Freewill Church, and small burial sites like Gilgo Cem.