1983 Map of Currie

About this map

Moores Creek Nat Battlefield anchors this coastal plain landscape, preserving the site of a pivotal early American Revolutionary War engagement north of Wilmington. The terrain is defined by its intricate hydrology and the distinctive elliptical depressions of the Carolina Bays, such as Currie of the Railroad Bay and Horsepen Bay. These features shape the local settlement patterns, with communities like Currie, Montague, and Yamacraw positioned on higher ground near the serpentine curves of the Black River and Long Creek. Genealogists will find a high density of family burial grounds including Wilton Cem, Brinson Cem, and Chadwick Cem. The map illustrates a rural society organized around local institutions, notably the Long Creek Grady Sch and several country churches like Myrtle Grove Ch and St John Ch, reflecting the 1980s character of Pender County.