1970 Map of Kure Beach
USGS Topo · Published 1972About this map
Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point dominates the western bank of the Cape Fear River, highlighting the strategic maritime and military importance of the North Carolina coast in the early 1970s. This orthophotomap provides a unique visual hybrid of traditional topographic data and aerial photography, capturing the complex estuarine environment of Snows Cut and the Intracoastal Waterway. Along the eastern peninsula, the Fort Fisher State Historic Site and the Fort Fisher Air Force Sta stand near Kure Beach, illustrating the overlap of historical preservation and modern defense infrastructure. The shifting geography of the barrier islands is visible through features like Zekes Island and Smith Island, where a network of tidal channels including Muddy Creek, Still Creek, and False Channel weave through the marshland south of New Inlet.
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