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Wake Wednesday - Highlighting Wake County Historic Maps accessed though the Wake Register of Deeds

 Here is another great find that resulted from researching the Wake Cemetery Survey project .  A large number of historic maps have been scanned and put on line by the Wake County Register of Deeds. The restored and peserved historic maps are available in the Online Consolidated Real Property Index . Currently available map time frame spans years 1885 to 1927 To View Preserved Historic Maps Online - Follow the Instructions Below: Visit: https://rodcrpi.wakegov.com/booksweb/genextsearch.aspx Enter one of the BM Years into the Book field one of the following years. In the Page field enter % This collection is extremely useful for tracking changes to an area over time and locating buildings or landmarks that may no longer exist. Here is an example map from 1913. Market House Site in Raleigh mapped 1913 City Market in Raleigh today   It is interesting to see what is the same and what has changed in the ensuing years. Notice how the original small lot sizes have been abso...