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1973 Map of Southwest Durham

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Southwest Durham
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Duke University and the expanding south side of Durham define the landscape of the early 1970s, a period of significant institutional and residential growth. This topographic record documents the city's southward reach toward Lowes Grove and the small community of Blands, anchored by academic centers like North Carolina Central University and Durham College. The map captures a transition in water management and land use, with the rising waters of B Everett Jordan Lake appearing in the southern reaches, fed by New Hope Creek and Northeast Creek.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several important burial grounds, including the large Maplewood Cemetery, Beechwood Cem, and Glenview Cem. The sheet is dense with mid-century educational infrastructure, from Hillside High Sch to Durham Technical Institute, alongside the established greens of the Hope Valley Country Club. The rail network of the Southern, Seaboard Coast Line, and Norfolk Southern provides a look at the industrial and transit arteries of the era.