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1951 Map of Guilford

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Guilford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Guilford College serves as a central anchor for this Piedmont landscape during a period of significant regional integration. The map traces the early footprint of the Greensboro High Point Winston-Salem Airport, illustrating how aviation infrastructure began to reshape the rural spaces between these growing North Carolina cities. The drainage of the Deep River, including its East Fork and West Fork, dictates the positioning of established communities like Friendship and Jamestown.

Local spiritual and social life is well-documented through numerous country landmarks, from the New Salem Tabernacle in the north to the Guilford Memorial Park Ch near Sedgefield. The alignment of the Southern railroad provides a clear look at the transportation corridor that sustained the small settlements of Guilford and Florence. Revisions from the late 1960s are superimposed over the 1951 topography, revealing the encroaching suburban residential patterns near Hilltop and the expansion of the local road network.