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1950 Map of Pine Bluff

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Pine Bluff
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Camp Mackall Military Reservation dominates the southwestern portion of this landscape, established just years prior during World War II as a major airborne training center. The terrain transitions from the developed settlement of Pine Bluff and Lincoln Park in the north toward the swampy lowlands of the Sand Hills and Quewhiffle Creek. This postwar era survey reveals a region shaped by both military expansion and the longstanding Seaboard Air Line railroad, which supported local industries like the Ice Loading Platform near Aberdeen Creek.

Rural life is anchored by family-centered landmarks and community sites, including the Silver Springs Cemetery and Poplar Springs Church. Farther south, near the border of Richmond and Scotland Counties, the map details a specialized Hospital Area and Airfield within the military grounds. The survey also captures the small community of McFarland and its associated McFarland Sch, providing a clear look at the dispersed settlement patterns of the North Carolina Sandhills.