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1948 Map of Nicholson Creek

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Nicholson Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Fort Bragg Military Reservation dominates the northern half of this landscape, its presence defined by the Military Reservation Boundary that cuts through Hoke County. Within these restricted lands, the terrain rises to Finlayson Mountain and Blues Mountain, while the waters of Mott Lake and Nicholson Creek provide the primary drainage for the area. The map captures a moment of transition following World War II, showing an Abandoned CCC Camp near the lakeshore and a Landing Field situated among the wooded hills.

To the south, the civilian world of the Raeford and McLaughlin districts persists along the flowing waters of Rockfish Creek. Local history is anchored at sites like Johnsons Mill on Puppy Creek and East Freedom Church. Small community centers such as Campbells Crossroad and Wayside mark the intersections where rural life and military expansion meet, offering a detailed record of land use before later twentieth-century development changed the region's character.