1958 Map of Deep Run

About this map

The Neuse River and Trent River anchor this mid-century survey of the North Carolina coastal plain, where tobacco and timber culture defined the landscape. Extensive swamp networks like Strawberry Swamp and Tuckahoe Swamp separate established crossroads settlements such as Deep Run, Pink Hill, and Southwood. Industrial and civic life is marked by the Atlantic and East Carolina railroad corridor, the State Penal Farm, and local industry at Nobles Mill and Lawsons Mill. Genealogists will find a dense concentration of rural houses of worship, including the Quaker House Ch, Rouses Chapel, and Turner Chapel, alongside numerous family-named landmarks like Loftins Crossroads and Parrott Fork. The map documents the mid-1950s infrastructure of the region, from the Drive-in Theater near Rivermont to the Kinston Lookout Tower and State Police Radio Tower.