This map contains three counties in Carolina -- Albemarle, Clarendon, and Craven; and what is now called the Cape Fear River. The Albemarle Sound is designated as a river and there are two inlets that are now non-existent.
Many names, once representing important towns, have entirely disappeared from state maps, while in other instances names have been changed not only once but several times. The first seat of government, Tower Hill, existed only on paper and there were changes at Hillsboro, Martinsville, and old Bloomsbury.
The 19th-century was a time of tremendous change in the United States, characterized by war, immigration, and industrial revolution. The majority of the American bird's eye maps captured the growth of the nation during this period.
A new state geologic map has been published by the North Carolina Geological Survey. The first since 1958, the new map is more detailed, extensive, and useful in the field. This article discusses the field-discernible geology depicted on the map, and how it was developed over twenty-one months.
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development are cooperating to produce inventory maps of the state’s coastal wetlands, and the cooperative agreement has been renewed. The maps will classify wetlands by an updated and expanded system which is applicable to all wetlands, not just those that provide habitat for waterfowl.
Author Michael Parker describes the first time her ever bought a map which eventually led to his collection of various maps. His most treasured map, however, is the Nature Lover’s Map of North Carolina, with hand-drawn natural depictions covering the entire North Carolina landscape.
"Librarian Shelia Bumgarner fielded the call that led to the historic Harris Map's donation to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. John O'Connor, director of the library's Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room sent it off for restoration." Created in 1855 for use by city tax collector, Samuel A. Harris, the map is the oldest detailed map known for Charlotte. It was recently given to the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, one of the southeast's best local history collections.