{"product_id":"old-map-of-raleigh-north-carolina-by-usgs-1968-nc-state-university-lake-johnson-pullen-park","title":"Old Map of Raleigh, North Carolina by USGS, 1968 – NC State University, Lake Johnson \u0026 Pullen Park","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1972 from survey work completed in 1968, “Raleigh West” captures North Carolina’s capital at a revealing moment in its late twentieth-century transformation. Produced by the United States Geological Survey at the precise 1:24,000 scale, the map presents Raleigh not as an abstract civic symbol, but as a living landscape of streets, creeks, campuses, parks, railways, and expanding neighborhoods. The distinctive pink urban tint spreads across the city’s developed areas, contrasting with the green of parkland and the fine brown contour lines that describe the Piedmont’s rolling relief. It is a portrait of a Southern capital in motion, balancing older radial routes and rail corridors with new suburban growth pressing outward from the historic core.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe USGS was uniquely suited to make such a map: its quadrangles were designed for accuracy, utility, and a disciplined visual clarity that has made them enduring documents of American geography. Here, the agency’s cartographic language is both technical and elegant. Contour lines trace the subtle undulations around Raleigh’s stream valleys, while roads, institutional grounds, water features, and wooded areas are carefully distinguished through color and symbol. The result is a richly layered topographic record, one that rewards close reading. Raleigh’s terrain is not mountainous, but the map reveals the importance of small elevation changes, drainage patterns, and transportation corridors in shaping where people built, studied, traveled, and gathered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaleigh itself appears as a city organized by its major arteries: Hillsborough Street stretching westward past North Carolina State University and Meredith College, New Bern Avenue leading east from the center, Glenwood Avenue angling toward the northwest, and Capital Boulevard asserting the infrastructure of a growing metropolitan region. Western Boulevard and South Saunders Street hint at industrial and commuter patterns, while Person Street and East Maynard Street help define the more intricate urban fabric. Cameron Village, one of the region’s influential mid-century shopping and residential developments, appears within this matrix of postwar change. The map quietly documents the automobile age reshaping Raleigh’s everyday geography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWaterways and green spaces give the sheet much of its character. Crabtree Creek and its tributaries cut across the landscape, their valleys shaping road alignments and pockets of settlement. Lake Johnson, west of the city, appears as an important recreational and hydrological feature, while Pullen Park marks one of Raleigh’s cherished civic landscapes near the university district. To the northwest, William B. Umstead State Park forms a broad preserved expanse, a striking contrast to the surrounding urban and suburban development. The Neuse River system and the broader Piedmont drainage network remind the viewer that Raleigh’s growth has always been conditioned by water, slope, and woodland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a historical document, “Raleigh West” is especially compelling because it records the city before the full metropolitan acceleration of the later twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The map preserves a Raleigh of established rail lines, expanding campuses, emerging commercial corridors, and still-visible rural margins. It shows how infrastructure connected neighborhoods to state government, higher education, recreation, and regional commerce, while also revealing the physical limits imposed by creeks, lakes, and parkland. For anyone interested in Raleigh, North Carolina urbanism, or the cartographic art of the USGS, this map offers a finely observed snapshot of place: measured, understated, and rich with the evidence of change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaleigh, NC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Johnson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePullen Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWilliam B. Umstead State Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeuse River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrabtree Creek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHaw River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHillsborough Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Bern Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWestern Boulevard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlenwood Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapital Boulevard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCameron Village\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSouth Saunders Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerson Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEast Maynard Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNorth Carolina State University\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeredith College\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple railways and roadways throughout the area\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap title: \u003cem\u003eRaleigh West\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical 1:24,000 topographical map of Raleigh, North Carolina and the surrounding area.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreated in 1968 and published with a 1972 imprint.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows key features and infrastructure of Raleigh during the late 1960s and early 1970s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures colorful shaded relief and contour lines to represent terrain and elevation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePink shading likely indicates urban areas or developed land.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDepicts hills, valleys, water bodies, and other geographic features characteristic of the Raleigh region.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflects Raleigh’s late twentieth-century urban development and expansion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses colors to denote land uses and elevation changes, providing a comprehensive view of the area’s terrain and built environment.\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 16x20in (40x50cm) 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. Framed maps use crystal-clear optical acrylic and arrive ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith its rich detail and strong sense of place, this map makes a considered gift for a new home, anniversary, retirement or anyone with a personal connection to the area shown. Still deciding? 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