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1954 Map of New Lake NW

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of New Lake NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Phelps Lake dominates the northern horizon of this coastal plain landscape, where the flat terrain is defined by large-scale agricultural and drainage patterns. Surveyed by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1951 and later revised using 1974 aerial photography, the map reveals a highly structured grid of land divisions in the Scuppernong and Currituck areas. These geometric boundaries and drainage lines reflect the systematic reclamation of the Carolina wetlands for timber and agriculture.

Boundary lines for Washington, Hyde, and Tyrrell counties converge here, following the straight-line logic of modern surveying rather than natural topography. The appearance of the Old State Canal at the southeastern edge highlights the long-standing efforts to manage water levels across the low-lying South Fork region. This is a landscape of transition, where the natural expanse of the lake meets the engineered order of the mid-20th-century coastal interior.