1953 Map of Florence

About this map

Florence and Lumberton anchor a sprawling landscape defined by the drainage basins of the Pee Dee River and Lumber River. This mid-century survey, updated in the 1970s, captures the rail-dependent economy of the Carolina coastal plain as the Seaboard Coast Line and Atlantic Coast Line networks connected timber and agricultural hubs. The eastern portion of the sheet reveals a unique geological and ecological profile, characterized by the Carolina Bays — elliptical depressions such as White Lake, Singletary Lake, and Jones Lake St Pk.