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1951 Map of Harkers Island

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

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Harkers Island and its surrounding coastal communities are documented here during the post-war period, revealing a landscape defined by sound-side navigation and maritime settlements. The map highlights established villages like Gloucester and Marshallberg, where dense residential clusters meet the marshy edges of Core Sound. A long telephone line stretches across the southern banks, linking isolated points of the shoreline.

Maritime activity is centered around complex waterways including The Straits and North River Channel, while more secluded interior features like Willow Pond and the small Cem on the island's southern reach provide points of interest for local history. The presence of ruins near the southern tip and numerous named lumps and shoals, such as Hard Working Lumps, illustrates the shifting, work-driven relationship between the residents of Carteret County and their amphibious environment.