Shawboro and the nearby Currituck County Regional Airport anchor the southern portion of this coastal North Carolina landscape. The region is defined by a dense network of slow-moving waterways and marshes that feed into the Atlantic Ocean, including Tull Cr, Buckskin Cr, and the East Canal. Small residential developments like Beechwood Shores and Wedgewood Lakes appear alongside long-standing crossroads settlements such as Sligo and Maple. A series of family-named roads, like Poyners Rd and N Lou Sawyer Rd, suggests a deep-rooted local history. The map illustrates how modern infrastructure, such as the Currituck community hub, integrates with the natural drainage patterns of the coastal plain, where the flat elevation is punctuated by local landmarks like Corner Gum and New Providence.
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1893 · Virginia Beach
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1916 · Back Bay
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Moyock
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Barco
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Back Bay
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1946 · Moyock
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1946 · Eastville
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1946 · Currituck Sound
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1948 · Elizabeth City
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Norfolk
USGS Topo · 1:250,000