Relief shown by hachures. Shows counties, cities and towns, principal roads, plank roads, railroads, and natural features plus points of economic interest, such as mines, fisheries, and mills. North Carolina railways named include Albemarle & Pantego Rail Road; Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Rail Road; Carolina Central Rail Road; Charleston, Cincinnati & Chicago Rail Road; Chowan & Southern Rail Road; Danville, Mocksville & South Western Rail Road; Lynchburg & Durham Rail Road; North Carolina Rail Road; Oxford & Clarksville Rail Road; Raleigh & Gaston Rail Road; Richmond & Danville Rail Road; Southern Rail Road; Western North Carolina Rail Road; Wilmington & Manchester Rail Road; Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta Rail Road; and Wilmington & Weldon Rail Road. Map coverage extends beyond northern map border at the James River, Va.
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