1954 Map of Bolton

About this map

The Cape Fear River and the sprawling Green Swamp dominate this mid-century portrait of the Bladen and Columbus County line. This area is defined by a unique hydrologic landscape of elliptical bays and blackwater runs, including Whites Bay Creek and Drunken Run Creek. The settlement pattern follows the high ground and the parallel corridors of the Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line railroads, connecting towns like Bolton, Wananish, and Byrdville.