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1990 Map of Honey Island

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Honey Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Green Swamp dominates this landscape on the border of Columbus and Brunswick counties, where vast expanses of low-lying terrain are broken by distinct topographic rises known as islands and ridges. The 1990 survey captures a region defined by its hydrology and natural savannas, including the broad Big Savanna and Crane Savanna. Human presence is concentrated around the settlement of Prosper in the northeast and small clearings such as the Bear Pen Airport near the southern edge.

Logistics in this wet environment are marked by specialized landmarks like the Riegel Lookout Tower and a network of 4WD trails piercing the interior. Smaller water features such as Honey Island Swamp, Egypt Swamp, and Rattlesnake Swamp drain the flats toward Livingston Cr. This map is a record of the intricate wetland ecosystems of coastal North Carolina before modern development further altered the drainage patterns of these traditional timber and hunting lands.