
Greensboro and the surrounding Piedmont landscape are defined here by a dense network of suburban expansion and industrial infrastructure. The area is anchored by the historic campus of Guilford College and the expansive facilities of the Piedmont Triad International Airport. The topography is shaped by the headwaters of the Deep River system, including the E Fork Deep River and W Fork Deep River, alongside numerous reservoirs such as Oak Hollow Lake and Fairfield Lake. Smaller, established communities like Friendship, Florence, and Jamestown are visible among the interlaced thoroughfares of W Market St and W Wendover Ave. Genealogy researchers can locate several significant sites, including the Persimmon Grove A M E Cem and the Guilford Memorial Park Cem, situated amidst the growing residential developments of Sedgefield and Hilltop.
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1949 · High Point West
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1950 · High Point East
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1951 · High Point East
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1951 · Guilford
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1951 · Lake Brandt
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1951 · Greensboro
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1953 · Raleigh
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1953 · Charlotte
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1953 · Winston-Salem
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1953 · Greensboro
USGS Topo · 1:250,000