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1978 Map of Chapel Hill

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Chapel Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The University of North Carolina campus and the adjacent municipal centers of Chapel Hill and Carrboro define this 1981 photorevision. The map highlights significant urban expansion, particularly around Eastwood Lake and the residential developments of Briarcliff and Glen Lennox. Landmark academic and athletic sites are prominent, including Kenan Stadium and the Hospital.

Beyond the urban core, the landscape transitions to the rural crossroads of Calvander and Eubanks, with the Southern railroad line cutting north through the terrain past Blackwood Mtn. Water management is a central theme of the geography, evidenced by University Lake on Morgan Creek and the northwestern reaches of B. Everett Jordan Lake emerging in the southeast. Historical local landmarks such as Union Grove Church and McDuffie Memorial Cemetery offer essential data for genealogical research in Orange and Durham counties.