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1977 Map of Corapeake

Name: 1977 Topographic Map of Corapeake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

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Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge dominates the eastern half of this orthophotomap, where the dense canopy of the swamp is interrupted only by a rigid network of drainage channels. Features like Lateral Ditch Number One, South Ditch, and Corapeake Ditch define the boundary between the wild wetlands and the agricultural settlements to the west. This transition is marked by a landscape of small family-named cemeteries and rural crossroads that persist even as the surrounding environment dictates the limits of development.

Corapeake and Holly Grove serve as the primary nodes of activity along the Virginia and North Carolina border. The presence of Cypress Chapel and various family burial grounds, including Riddick Cem and Winslow Cem, provides researchers with a clear view of the rural community structure in the late 1970s. The western terrain is characterized by smaller swamp pockets like Dragon Swamp and Adams Swamp, which are bypassed by local routes such as White Marsh Road and Carolina Road.