
Kenly stands at the center of this 1902 survey, where the Atlantic Coast Line railroad cuts a diagonal path through the tobacco and cotton country of Johnston and Wilson counties. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of wetlands and watercourses, including the meandering Contentnea Creek and the expansive Great Swamp to the southeast. These natural features dictated the early settlement patterns, forcing roads to converge at numerous named junctions such as Buckhorn Crossroads, Moores Crossroads, and Hares Crossroads.
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2 editions found
1902 · Kenly
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1902 · Rocky Mount
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1902 · Spring Hope
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1904 · Rocky Mount
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1904 · Springhope
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1904 · Wilson
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1906 · Four Oaks
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1908 · Four Oaks
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Rocky Mount
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1953 · Raleigh
USGS Topo · 1:250,000