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1942 Map of Burgaw

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Burgaw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad serves as the industrial spine of this Pender County landscape, connecting agricultural and resettlement communities during the early 1940s. The map illustrates the planned layout of Penderlea Homesteads, a significant New Deal-era subsistence homestead project, alongside the established village of St. Helena, which was founded as a southern European immigrant colony.

Bound by the expansive Angola Swamp to the north and Holly Shelter Swamp to the east, the region's geography is defined by the winding course of the Northeast Cape Fear River. Smaller settlements like White Stocking, Van Eden, and Willard appear near specialized sites such as the Coastal Plain Exp. Station and a local Prison Camp, reflecting a period of transition where traditional timber and river economies met modern agricultural research and federal land planning.