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1948 Map of Wade Point

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Wade Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

The coastal peninsula of Pasquotank County is defined here by the confluence of the Pasquotank River and the Little River as they enter the Albemarle Sound. This postwar survey captures a landscape of low-lying marshlands and agricultural settlements, where the local economy was anchored by the water. Coastal sites like the Frog Island Fishing Club and several named points such as Wade Point and Poquoson Point highlight the importance of the sound and its tributaries.

Further inland, the map details established rural communities like Weeksville, Winslow, and Salem, alongside a significant military footprint at the Air Base near Pool Point. The road network, including the named Pear Tree Road, connects these small hubs to the waterways. On the southern shore, across the river, the settlement of Griffin and the land at Durants Neck show the finger-like geography characteristic of this part of the North Carolina coast.