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1968 Map of Bunn West

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Bunn West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Moccasin Creek and Norris Creek wind through the undulating countryside of this North Carolina borderland, where the boundary between Franklin Co and Wake Co divides small rural communities. The northeastern corner is anchored by Bunn, a focal point of activity along the Seaboard Coast Line railroad. This landscape is deeply defined by its spiritual and educational centers, including the Union Gospel Tabernacle and Bethlehem Ch, reflecting the area's mid-century social structure.

Evidence of shifting transportation patterns appears in the Old Railroad Grade found near Riley, while several named water bodies like Perrys Pond and Lands Pond suggest a history of local land management and damming for mill or recreational use. From the southern reach of Hopkins to the eastern settlement at Sutton, the map provides a look at the scattered farmstead and crossroad-settlement pattern common in the Piedmont before significant 20th-century suburban expansion.