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1981 Map of Folkstone

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Folkstone
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Holly Shelter Swamp and the dense wetlands of the Great Sandy Run Pocosin dominate this coastal plain landscape in the early 1980s. The terrain is defined by a network of slow-moving water bodies, including Juniper Swamp, Big Shakey Swamp, and Flat Swamp, which intersect with the Onslow Co Pender Co boundary. Human settlement is concentrated along the transportation corridors in the eastern and southern portions of the map, particularly near Holly Ridge and Folkstone.

The Seaboard Coast Line railroad cuts through the southeast, serving the small communities of Carlyle and Onslow. Evidence of past activity is visible in the form of an Abandoned Landing Strip and several small Cem sites tucked between the wetlands and the rising timberland. The map provides a look at the region's rural character before extensive modern development, highlighting the persistent influence of the low-lying pocosin environment on local geography.