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1972 Map of Beaufort

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Beaufort
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Croatan National Forest and the vast marshes of Angola Swamp define the coastal lowlands of North Carolina in this mid-1970s survey. The landscape is a complex network of pocosin wetlands and managed timberlands, including the Hofmann State Forest and Shelter Swamp. Along the shoreline, the geography is dominated by the long barrier islands of Bogue Banks and Core Banks, which protect Bogue Sound and Core Sound.

Military footprints are prominent throughout the region, from the sprawling Camp Lejeune U S Naval Reservation near Jacksonville to the Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal on the Fear River. For genealogists and local historians, the map preserves the location of rural communities like Sarecta, Catherine Lake, and Waltons Store, alongside numerous unnamed cemeteries and the Sarecta Ch, providing a detailed view of the rural settlement patterns before modern development altered these traditional crossroads.