Standard-gauged in 1898, a branch was constructed from Virginia Beach to Munden Point from which steamers plied Currituck Sound.
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As part of The Outer Banks of Virginia, it lies on the Currituck Banks Peninsula, which is a mile-wide barrier spit between the Back Bay of the Currituck Sound and the Atlantic Ocean.
The community of Maple is bounded on the east by Coinjock Bay, a tributary of Currituck Sound; on the west by the Great Swamp; on the south by the unincorporated community of Barco, NC and on the north by the unincorporated community of Currituck, NC
The Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge has its administrative building on Sandbridge Road, and there is a large garden of American Lotus across the street on an inlet of the Currituck Sound's Back Bay.