1985 Map of Morehead City
USGS Topo · Published 1985About this map
Bogue Banks and the barrier islands of the Core Banks define this coastal landscape, protecting a complex network of sounds and tidal marshes during the mid-1980s. The strategic positioning of Morehead City and Beaufort at the mouth of the Newport River highlights the region's historical dependence on maritime access, further emphasized by the route of the Southern railroad and the Intracoastal Waterway. To the west, the massive U.S. Marine Corps Air Station (Cherry Point) and the Croatan National Forest dominate the interior, while the eastern reaches are preserved within the Cape Lookout National Seashore. Small fishing and coastal communities such as Marshallberg, Smyrna, and Atlantic are scattered along the mainland's jagged edges, connected by Highway 70 as it winds toward Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge.
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