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Cool Greensboro
and
Guilford
Maps on the Web
If you would like to research topographical aspects to
Greensboro
or
Guilford
County
, go to the Quest site (
http://www.maptech.com/
) and click on “Online Maps.”
If you would like to see a map of the
Cape
Fear
River Basin
, which includes most of
Guilford
County
, go to
http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/basinwide/whichbasincapefear.htm
.
If you would like to see what the future holds for Interstate Highways surrounding
Guilford
County
, go to
http://www.ncroads.com/maps/gboro.html
.
For a somewhat crude but interesting map of
Guilford
County
in 1895, go to
http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/NC/County/guilford.htm
.
For a fascinating map of
Guilford
County
in 1808, go to
http://www.geocities.com/nadineholder/Guil1808.jpg
.
If you would like to see a map of ancient Indian trading paths across
North Carolina
, go to
http://www.tradingpath.org/images/stories/maps/moseleylefttop_m.jpg
.
If you would like to see a map of the great
Philadelphia Wagon Road
that brought so many of the early settlers to
Guilford
County
, go to
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncguilfo/greatwagonroad.html
or to
http://www.waywelivednc.com/maps/historical/great-wagon-road.htm
.
If you would like to see a very cool depiction of how our NC counties were formed, go to
http://www.segenealogy.com/northcarolina/nc_maps/nc_cf.htm
For a railroad map, circa 1900 go to
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/map_item.pl?data=/home/www/data/gmd/gmd390/g3901/g3901p/rr002740.sid&style=gmd&itemLink=D?gmd:6:./temp/~ammem_YTi4::@@@mdb=aaodyssey,gmd,gmd,gmd,gmd,gmd,gmd&title=Railroad+map+of+North+Carolina,+1900,+examined+and+authorized+by+the+North+Carolina+corporation+commission
.+
For 18
th
century maps of Alamance and
Guilford
counties go to
http://www.elon.edu/troxlerc/alacotpm.htm
If you would like to see a famous and interesting map made of much of current NC and SC in 1779, go to
http://scarlett.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/1779n4.jpg
If you would like to see online maps of the new world from the
University
of
Georgia Hargrett
rare Book and Manuscript Library, go to
http://www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/maps.html
If you would like to see a copy of the famous “Mouzon” map, much used by both Greene and Cornwallis, go to
http://battleofcamden.org/mouzon.jpg
.
Back Porch Art by Mark Ferencik 1998