1981 Map of Tarboro

About this map

Tarboro and the neighboring historic town of Princeville anchor this 1981 survey along the bends of the Tar River. This era shows a community in transition, where legacy agricultural features like the Penders Mill Branch and various Sandpits coexist with modern developments like the Parkhill Mall and the Edgecombe Technical Institute. The landscape is heavily influenced by water management, seen in the Leggett Canal and Wooten St Canal, which drain the low-lying swamps characteristic of the Coastal Plain.