2013 Map of Creswell SE

About this map

New Lands and Ballast Bank anchor this map of the low-lying coastal plains in Tyrrell County. The landscape is defined by an extensive and orderly network of drainage infrastructure designed to manage the wetlands, featuring the Thirty-Foot Canal, Old Canal, and Bonarva Canal. These waterways cut straight lines across the territory, illustrating the intensive reclamation of the Albemarle-Pamlico peninsula for agricultural and industrial use. Near the top of the sheet, the Scuppernong River meanders naturally, providing a sharp contrast to the geometric precision of the Bee Tree Canal and the grid of rural routes like Tom Pepper Rd and Saint David Rd. The sparse placement of structures suggests a region dominated by large-scale land management and timber or farming operations rather than dense residential settlement.