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1952 Map of Spicer Bay

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Spicer Bay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Tar Landing sits at the edge of the coastal marshes in this early 1950s survey of the Onslow County shoreline. The landscape is defined by the intricate network of the Intracoastal Waterway, which maintains a Project Depth of 12 Feet as it threads through Stump Sound and Spicer Bay. These protected waters are shielded from the Atlantic Ocean by a series of narrow landforms, including Ashe Island and Permuda Island.

A series of navigational and observational structures, labeled as Tower Six, Tower Seven (C), and Tower Eight (C), are positioned along the barrier beach. The map captures the natural drainage patterns of the coastal plain through features like Turkey Cr and King Cr, illustrating the interface between the mainland and the tidal bays of Rogers Bay and Goose Bay before significant modern development altered the shoreline.