{"product_id":"map-of-atlantic-beach-north-carolina-by-usgs-1990-morehead-city-beaufort-fort-macon","title":"Map of Atlantic Beach, North Carolina by USGS, 1990 – Morehead City, Beaufort \u0026 Fort Macon","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1990 by the United States Geological Survey, “Morehead City” presents a richly detailed 1:100,000 topographical portrait of North Carolina’s Crystal Coast at the close of the twentieth century. Centered on Atlantic Beach, Morehead City, and the intricate waterways that shape this maritime landscape, the map captures a region where barrier islands, sounds, tidal creeks, rivers, and ocean frontage define both settlement and movement. Its careful use of color and standardized USGS symbology distinguishes urban development, roads, wetlands, waterways, elevations, and public lands, giving the viewer a clear sense of the coast’s physical complexity. As a 1990 imprint, it records a moment of growing coastal tourism and development while preserving the enduring geography of Bogue Banks, Beaufort, and the Atlantic shoreline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe US Geological Survey brought to this map more than a century of scientific mapping expertise. Founded in 1879, the USGS became the nation’s principal authority for topographic survey work, producing maps that supported engineering, land management, conservation, military planning, recreation, and civic development. In “Morehead City,” that institutional precision is evident in the disciplined layering of information: road networks such as US Route 70 and Highway 24, river systems, coastal marshes, islands, and developed areas are all rendered with a clarity designed for practical use. Yet beyond utility, the map has a quiet aesthetic appeal. Its coastal outlines, blue waterways, and textured terrain create a visual rhythm, revealing how settlement along the Crystal Coast is inseparable from the tides, channels, and sheltered sounds around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe geography shown is one of remarkable coastal intricacy. Bogue Sound lies between the mainland and Bogue Banks, the slender barrier island that carries Atlantic Beach, Emerald Isle, and Fort Macon State Park toward the Atlantic Ocean. Morehead City occupies a strategic position along deep navigable waters, historically important for fishing, shipping, and marine commerce. Nearby Beaufort, one of North Carolina’s oldest towns, appears amid Taylor’s Creek, Back Sound, and the passages leading toward Shackleford Banks. These names evoke a landscape of ferries, inlets, oyster beds, maritime forests, and working waterfronts. The map’s shoreline detail is especially compelling, showing the meeting of engineered roads and towns with a mutable coastal environment shaped by storms, currents, sand migration, and tidal exchange.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInland and northward, the map extends into a network of rivers and forests that broaden the coastal story. The Newport River, North River, Core Creek, White Oak River, Lower Neuse River, and Neuse River appear as part of a larger hydrological system feeding sounds, estuaries, and the Atlantic. Croatan National Forest adds an important natural counterpoint to the developed shoreline, representing protected woodlands, pocosins, wetlands, and habitats characteristic of eastern North Carolina. Cedar Island and Harkers Island point toward the wilder reaches of the Outer Banks and Core Sound country, where fishing communities and coastal ecology have long intertwined. The map therefore does more than locate towns; it reveals the environmental structure that has guided travel, settlement, industry, and recreation across the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a historical document of 1990, “Morehead City” captures the Crystal Coast before several further decades of residential expansion, tourism infrastructure, shoreline management, and environmental change. Atlantic Beach was already a beloved destination for beachgoers, anglers, boaters, and vacationing families, while Fort Macon State Park preserved a key Civil War-era fortification at the eastern end of Bogue Banks. Morehead City and Beaufort retained their maritime character, linked to commercial fishing, port activity, and coastal heritage. Today, the map invites comparison with the modern coast: shifting land use, evolving road corridors, changing wetlands, and the ongoing vulnerability of barrier islands to storms and sea-level pressures. Its appeal lies in this balance of precision and memory, joining scientific cartography with the romance of North Carolina’s shore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMorehead City\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtlantic Beach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBogue Sound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFort Macon State Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCore Creek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaylor's Creek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewport River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBogue Banks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighway 24\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUS Route 70\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNorth River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeaufort\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmerald Isle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCroatan National Forest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCedar Island\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShackleford Banks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLower Neuse River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhite Oak River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeuse River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack Sound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarkers Island\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtlantic Ocean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the US Geological Survey, this historical 1:100,000 topographical map shows Atlantic Beach, North Carolina and the surrounding area.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map is dated 1990 and carries a 1990 imprint.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe US Geological Survey is renowned for its scientific research and mapping of the United States, providing essential data for planning and resource management.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map utilizes a variety of colors and symbols to represent topographic features such as elevations, waterways, and land use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map features a mix of urban areas, waterways, and natural landscapes, emphasizing the coastal and maritime character of the region.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map reflects the geographical landscape of the area as of 1990, including urban development, land use, and environmental conditions of the period.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe visual design prominently features coastal outlines, with detailed representations of water bodies and shorelines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for a particular place?\u003c\/strong\u003e Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/es\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eask our workshop to check before you order\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed maps are especially rewarding at larger sizes, where names, boundaries and decorative features have more room to be appreciated. Use the close-up preview and size guide to choose the right scale for your wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/es\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 36x20in (90x50cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere personalisation is available, you can add a short title or dedication, mark one meaningful place, or request one considered visual detail. \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/es\/pages\/map-personalisation\"\u003eSee personalised map examples\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery piece is printed to museum-grade archival standards using fade-resistant pigment inks on acid-free matte paper. Choose an unframed map print, framed map or canvas using the finish options above. 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