1951 Map of Bath

About this map

The coastal village of Bath is documented here as it appeared in the early 1950s, revealing a landscape defined by deep-water inlets and historical land grants. As North Carolina's oldest town, the map captures the community clustered around Bath Creek and Back Creek, featuring local landmarks like Bonners Pt and the Bayside Sch. Across the wide expanse of the Pamlico River, the landscape shifts to the more rural shoreline of Core Point, where the Core Point Chapel and Core Point Shoal mark the junction of the river and local tributaries like Taylor Branch. Extensive wetlands and guts, such as Teacha Gut and Archbell Gut, weave through the surrounding timberlands and marshes. Further inland, agricultural clearings like Glebe and the small settlement of Whitepost near Athens Chapel illustrate the persistent pattern of tidewater settlement that has endured for centuries along these estuaries.