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1970 Map of Mooretown

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Mooretown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Northeast Cape Fear River dominates this 1970s orthophotomap, winding through a landscape defined by extensive wetlands and scattered rural settlements. Along its western banks lies Mooretown, a community situated near industrial sites like a Sandpit and a Quarry at the southern edge of the sheet. For genealogists, the map identifies local burial grounds such as Ashe Cem near the river and Union Chapel Cem further inland to the east.

East of the river, the vast Holly Shelter State Wildlife Management Area covers much of the terrain, characterized by the Holly Shelter Swamp and Holly Shelter Bay. This area is a complex network of seasonal water bodies, including Trumpeter Swamp and the winding Merricks Creek. The inclusion of Lanes Ferry Park suggests a point of access to the river's edge, while various unnamed logging roads and a Jeep Trail provide the only passage through the dense eastern swamps.