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1968 Map of Hillsborough

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Hillsborough
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Hillsborough and West Hillsborough serve as the focal points of this late 1960s survey, situated along the winding course of the Eno River. The map reveals a landscape defined by its educational and civic institutions, featuring Orange High Sch, Central High Sch, and the unique County Subsidiary Prison No 056. Traces of the area's deeper history are evident in the Governor Burke Grave and numerous rural houses of worship like Mary Hill Ch and St Marys Ch.

The presence of the Southern Railway and a prominent Mine with its associated Tipple near Exchange Club Park points to the industrial activity of the period. South of town, the terrain rises toward Occoneechee Mtn and the curious Panthers Den, while small communities like Mountain View and Piney Grove dot the surrounding countryside. This record captures the transition from a railroad-centered town to a growing North Carolina hub just before the expansion of the modern highway system.