1976 Map of Laurinburg

About this map

Laurinburg and its surrounding agricultural landscape appear in sharp detail through this orthophotoquad, created from aerial imagery captured in early 1976. The grid of the city center transitions into the industrial and residential clusters of East Laurinburg and Sugar Hill, revealing the footprint of the mid-1970s Piedmont region before significant modern expansion. The image clearly defines the relationship between the built environment and the local hydrology, featuring bodies of water such as Mc Nair Pond and the area identified as Jordan. Unlike a traditional topographic map, this photographic record provides a direct look at field patterns, forest boundaries, and the density of local neighborhoods during a period of steady growth in Scotland County.