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1951 Map of Ponzer

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Ponzer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The Pungo River and its intricate network of marshes define this 1951 survey of the Hyde and Beaufort county line. Small settlements like Ponzer and Mt Olive are positioned along the edge of the wetlands, where the terrestrial landscape meets the tidal waters of Crabtree Bay and Back Landing Bay. The map documents a coastal economy and infrastructure reliant on water management and transit, evidenced by the Pungo River-Alligator River Intracoastal Waterway Canal and the Old State Canal.

Local history is preserved through the locations of the Mt Olive Ch and St Johns Ch, alongside the Wilkerson Creek Bridge which carries US Highway 264 across the swampy terrain. The presence of numerous named creeks like Sophie Island Creek and Bateman Cr highlights the complex drainage patterns leading toward the Pungo River. This document offers an essential view of the North Carolina tidewater region before later development, showing the proximity of the New Lake to these established marshland communities.