1948 Map of Wade Point

About this map

Albemarle Sound dominates the southern landscape of this 1948 military edition map, where the peninsula formed by the Pasquotank River and the Little River meets the open water. The interior reveals a quiet agricultural and coastal community centered around Weeksville, Winslow, and Salem. This era shows a distinctive blend of traditional maritime life and mid-century military infrastructure, highlighted by the prominent Air Base near New Begun Creek. A network of small waterways, including Big Flatty Creek and Little Flatty Creek, carves into the shoreline, creating a fragmented coast of named points like Wade Point and Poquoson Point. Local leisure and commerce are evident at the Frog Island Fishing Club and the crossroads at Listers Corner, while Pear Tree Road serves as a primary artery connecting these isolated rural settlements to the broader Pasquotank County region.