1948 Map of Mc Cain

About this map

Fort Bragg Military Reservation dominates the northern half of this landscape, its boundary cutting through the heart of Hoke County. Outside the military zone, the Aberdeen and Rockfish railroad corridor serves as the primary spine for settlement, connecting small communities like Ashley Heights, Ashmont, and Montrose. These hamlets grew as centers for the local timber and turpentine industries, a history evidenced by the numerous creek-bottom drainages such as Rockfish Creek and Gum Branch that crisscross the sandy terrain.