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1968 Map of Raleigh West

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Raleigh West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The capital city of Raleigh is shown here during a period of significant westward expansion, anchored by institutional landmarks such as North Carolina State University, Meredith College, and the sprawling grounds of the Dorothea Dix State Hospital. The city's core is defined by the State Capitol, Nash Square, and the Governor's Mansion, while the purple overprinting identifies the rapid suburban growth pushing toward Beech Ridge and Tysonville.

Major transportation corridors, including the Seaboard Coast Line and Southern Railway, frame the urban landscape. To the northwest, the map reveals the transition from dense city blocks to the forested reaches of William B Umstead State Park and the Carl Alwin Schenck Memorial Forest. Notable local landmarks like Carter Stadium, Reynolds Coliseum, and the Bell Tower stand as clear markers of the era's civic and academic development.