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1952 Map of Camp Lejeune

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Camp Lejeune
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Camp Lejeune Military Reservation dominates this 1952 landscape, illustrating the rapid mid-century expansion of military infrastructure near the North Carolina coast. The map reveals the organized barracks and grids of the main Camp Lejeune facility alongside civilian and residential support areas like Midway Park and Piney Green. This era shows a transition from rural crossroads to military-centric development, yet many local landmarks remain, including Marshall Chapel Sch and Enon Chapel.

Coastal geography is intricately detailed along the New River and Farnell Bay, where various points like Hadnot Pt and Weil Pt are clearly marked. Inland, the map captures the transition into White Oak and the dense network of small waterways like Wallace Creek and Cowhead Creek that define the training grounds. This survey serves as a vital record of the base before further modernization altered many of these early facility layouts and local road systems.