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2010 Map of Fairfield NE

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Fairfield NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

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The Alligator River snakes through this coastal landscape, meeting the Albemarle Sound amidst a network of points and landings in Dare County. Remote shoreline features like Tuckahoe Point, Bear Point, and Newport News Point define the water's edge, while the inland territory is shaped by the Pungo-River-Alligator-River-Canal. This waterway system provided critical drainage and transport routes through the low-lying terrain, linking disparate parts of the inner coast.

Evidence of local habitation is found at Gum Neck Landing and Grapevine Landing, which serve as small focal points for the surrounding rural road network, including Buck Ridge Rd and Grapevine Log. To the east, the isolation of the landscape is highlighted by the presence of Swan Creek Lake and Buck Island, illustrating a region where the environment dictates the patterns of human settlement and movement.