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1981 Map of Burgaw

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Burgaw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Burgaw serves as the central hub of this Pender County landscape, where the Seaboard Coast Line railroad creates a distinct corridor through the Coastal Plain. The town's grid is surrounded by smaller communities and family-named locales like Murray Town, Six Forks, and Van Eden. The geography is defined by its water systems, from the meandering Northeast Cape Fear River on the eastern edge to the Osgood Canal and Long Creek that drain the low-lying terrain.

Institutional life is well-documented through numerous rural congregations, including James Hopewell Ch and SS Peter and Paul Ch near St Helena. The map records the local infrastructure of the early 1980s, noting several Radio Towers, a Golf Course, and local Quarries. This survey provides a clear view of the area's transition from the established rail-side settlements to the surrounding wetlands and creek branches.