1950 Map of Pinetown

About this map

Pungo Swamp and Van Swamp dominate this mid-century landscape in Beaufort County, where drainage networks and timbered lowlands intersect with small farming hamlets. The Norfolk Southern railway serves as a primary corridor, connecting Pinetown and Terra Ceia across the flat coastal plain. Rural life is anchored by family-named landmarks and local institutions, including Rodmans Quarter Sch and numerous country churches like Shiloh Ch and White Plain Ch. To the south, the topography shifts toward the tidal waters of Bath Creek, featuring Boyd Point and the shore at Leeward Seine Beach. This survey captures the transition from interior swampland to the navigable creeks of the Pamlico Sound watershed, punctuated by industry at Oden Mill and fire watch operations at Everett Lookout Tower.