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1952 Map of Swansboro

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Swansboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The White Oak River serves as a natural boundary between Onslow and Carteret counties, anchoring a maritime landscape defined by tidal inlets and maritime forests. In the early 1950s, the development of Cape Carteret and Cedar Point shows the emerging residential patterns along the mainland shore, while the US Military Reservation (Bogue Airfield) establishes a significant federal footprint near Bogue.

Seaward, the Bogue Banks remain largely undeveloped, dominated by shifting sand dunes and salt marshes that separate the Atlantic Ocean from the sheltered waters of Bogue Sound. Navigational features like the Intracoastal Waterway and the Coast Guard Station near Bogue Inlet highlight the area's importance for coastal transit. The northern portion of the map transition into the Croatan National Forest, where smaller settlements like Peletier and Bucks Corner sit near the headwaters of Pettiford Creek.