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2022 Map of Maple Hill SW

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Maple Hill SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Holly Shelter Swamp dominates this landscape, defining a region where water and slightly elevated terrain dictate human access. The network of slow-moving water, including Sandy Run Swamp and Shelter Swamp Cr, creates a complex hydrologic system along the Onslow and Pender county line. This environment is punctuated by "islands" and ridges that rise just above the wetlands, providing stable ground for names like Pine Island, T Island, and Bryants Ridge.

Access is maintained through a series of specialized roads that navigate the margins of the swamp, such as Old Maple Hill Rd and Military Rd. The presence of labels like Back Island and Southwest Ridge suggests a long-standing local nomenclature for these topographical high points, which have likely served as landmarks for generations of hunters, timber workers, and land managers in this pocket of coastal North Carolina.