1904 Map of Wilson

About this map

The town of Wilson serves as the focal point of this coastal plain survey, situated where the Atlantic Coast Line railroad and local timber and tobacco economies intersected at the dawn of the twentieth century. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of waterways, including the winding Contentnea Creek and numerous expanses like Toisnot Swamp and Great Swamp. These wetlands necessitated a series of named crossings such as Roundtree Bridge and Woodard Bridge, which linked the outlying agricultural communities. Numerous small settlements and junctions are documented here, from the railroad hub at Contentnea Junc. to the rural villages of Saratoga, Black Creek, and Faro. The map captures the region's transition from a collection of isolated mill sites like Wiggins Mill into an increasingly connected rail corridor during the early 1900s.