1976 Map of Fairmont

About this map

Fairmont stands as a primary hub of development in this mid-1970s orthophotograph, surrounded by the distinctive patchwork of agricultural fields and dense woodlands of Robeson County. The image provides a rare visual of the rural landscape before more modern encroachment, showing the established communities of Proctorville and Orrum connected by a network of local roads. The dark, meandering path of the Lumber river or swamp system cuts a sharp contrast against the cleared farmland, dictating the settlement patterns and roadway alignments of the era. Smaller rural junctions like Leggett Crossroads reflect the local economy’s reliance on these intersections as community anchors. This aerial perspective allows for a clear examination of land use and property boundaries as they existed during this bicentennial period.