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1990 Map of Nakina

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Nakina
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Big Bay and Camp Bay dominate this coastal plain landscape, where dense swamp forests and pocosin wetlands dictate the pattern of human settlement. The rural communities of Antioch, Whites Crossing, and Nakina are interconnected by a network of roads that carefully skirt the edges of saturated terrain like Beaver Dam Swamp and Mollie Swamp. The map reveals a deeply rooted social fabric through its numerous country churches and family burial grounds, including Faith Ch, Sweet Home Ch, and the McKeithan Cem.

A notable engineering feature of this era is the presence of several Levee structures, likely constructed to manage water levels in this flood-prone region of Columbus County. Agriculture and timber interests are evident in the proximity of cleared fields to the vast White Marsh, while landmarks like the Lookout Tower and Coleman Corp provide points of reference within the timbered stretches between Mark Pine and Cypress Creek.