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1977 Map of Mount Olive

Name: 1977 Topographic Map of Mount Olive
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The agrarian and educational landscape of Wayne and Duplin Counties is anchored by Mount Olive, where the dual campuses of Mt Olive College and the Jr High Sch define the town's northern core. This 1977 survey illustrates a community deeply tied to its infrastructure and history, with the Seaboard Coast Line railroad cutting a diagonal path through the settlement, parallel to Breazeale Ave. The surrounding countryside is remarkably dense with country churches and cemeteries, such as Mt Gilead Ch and Maplewood Cem, reflecting the area's established social fabric.

Water defines the topography, as the Northeast Cape Fear River meanders along the eastern border, fed by local drainages like Rattlesnake Branch and Brooks Swamp. To the southwest, the smaller settlement of Calypso and the community of Goshen appear near the North Duplin Sch. From the Mount Olive Municipal Airport to the industrial waste ponds near the Armory, the map documents the mid-century modernization of this eastern North Carolina region.