Just look at this wonderful postal map of turn of the century Wake County. It will certainly help you visualise a quieter, more pastoral Wake County. I used this map recently to determine the location of a cemetery in the relocation zone of Falls Lake. Things look so different now.
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| Roads displaced by Falls Lake |
This map is available online from the North Carolina Collection at UNC. This is a rural delivery route map circa 1910 - 1919. It covers the whole county and provides a context that is just not available to us today. Take a look. Keep a link handy.
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| Source: Wake County c.1910-1919, US Postal Delivery Routes |
I bet you will be visiting this map as often as I will.
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