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1957 Map of Fayetteville

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Fayetteville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Fayetteville and its surrounding townships define this mid-century landscape, anchored by the winding Cape Fear River and the expanding boundaries of Fort Bragg Military Reservation. The map captures a significant period of institutional growth, marking major facilities such as the Veterans Hospital and Cape Fear Valley Hospital. The urban core is flanked by established neighborhoods like Haymont and industrial nodes like Lakedale and Williams Village, showing the post-war transition of a regional hub.

Transport networks are dense, featuring the Norfolk Southern and the Aberdeen and Rockfish railroads crossing the terrain. Rural life is still visible in the outlying districts of Eastover and Cedar Creek, where local landmarks like Central High Sch and Piney Grove Ch served as community anchors before the heavy suburbanization of later decades. The northern reaches toward Manchester show the interaction between the Little River and the military installations.