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1953 Map of East Lake

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of East Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

East Lake and its surrounding wetlands occupy the heart of this mid-century survey along the Dare and Tyrrell County line. The settlement of East Lake is clustered along a single road, supported by East Lake Landing on the nearby shoreline. The map reveals the precarious nature of development in this coastal region, where small pockets of activity like Lake Neighborhood are situated between the vast reaches of Albemarle Sound and the intricate channels of the Alligator River.

Maritime life is well-documented through features like the Intracoastal Waterway and various navigational aids including a Light and a documented Wreck near the sound. Significant landforms like the marshy expanse of Durant Island dominate the northern portion of the quadrangle, while smaller markers of human history appear in the form of a Cem and isolated Ruins near the lake’s edge, reflecting the difficult terrain and historical isolation of the Outer Banks interior.