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1953 Map of Engelhard NW

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Engelhard NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Dare County Bombing Range (U S A F) dominates this coastal North Carolina landscape, reflecting the mid-century military footprint across the wetlands of the Outer Banks region. The terrain is characterized by an intricate network of waterways and low-lying marshes, where the Alligator River meets smaller, secluded basins like Whipping Creek Lake and Swan Creek Lake.

Political and environmental boundaries are a key focus of the survey, which highlights the Dare Co Hyde Co line and an Indefinite Boundary running through the marsh. To the southeast, the landscape transitions toward the Long Shoal River and Cumberland Creek, where the presence of Route 264 and several survey markers, including BM 4 (S) and BM 5, indicate the sparse infrastructure of this coastal wilderness during the early 1950s.