More than 3,200 historic maps of North Carolina are now available online as part of the digital North Carolina Maps project, set to be completed June 30.
Visitors to the North Carolina Maps site can see the results of a three-year collaborative project to identify and scan nearly every original map of the state published from 1584 to 1923. The collection also contains maps of every North Carolina county and maps published by the state through the year 2000.
A 1584 map of the Southeast from the Outer Banks History Center – the oldest map in the online collection.
Sanborn Fire Insurance maps from the late-19th and early-20th centuries. These full-color maps documenting 116 towns in 67 counties show streets and even individual buildings, permitting a detailed look at local history and development over time.
Coast and Geodetic Survey maps from the 19th and 20th centuries, showing detailed surveys of the ever-changing North Carolina coastline.
North Carolina Maps also contains an interactive option allowing users to lay selected historic maps over current street maps and satellite images. Another feature combines historic maps from the project with Google Earth for a “flying 3-D tour” of the state.
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