1900s (20th Century) Maps of Norview Heights, Virginia

1. 1907 Map of Norfolk

   

   1907 Norfolk

   1907 Print · USGS

   Coastal Virginia is mapped here at the dawn of the twentieth century, during the bustle of the great Jamestown Exposition. Researchers can trace the early rail-and-canal economy through the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, the Navy Yard, and historic outposts like the Cape Henry Light.

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4. 1918 Map of Cape Henry, 1961 Print

   

   1918 Cape Henry

   1961 Print · USGS

   The Virginia coast at the close of the First World War shows a landscape of tidal inlets and rail-dependent settlements before modern expansion. Researchers can locate early landmarks like Old Donation Church, London Bridge, and the Dam Neck Mills.

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7. 1919 Map of Cape Henry

   

   1919 Cape Henry

   1919 Print · USGS

   In the years following the Great War, the Virginia coast was a mix of quiet truck farms and emerging resorts. Researchers can trace ancestral lands through dozens of named crossroads like Kempsville and Oceana, or find old houses of worship such as Old Donation Church.

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10. 1948 Map of Ocean View

    

    1948 Ocean View

    1948 Print · USGS

    Chesapeake Bay's shoreline in the late 1940s is a landscape defined by military bases and growing coastal neighborhoods. Researchers can trace local landmarks like Diamond Springs, Little Creek Mine Base, and the original footprint of Norfolk Airport.

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13. 1953 Map of Norfolk, 1954 Print

    

    1953 Norfolk

    1954 Print · USGS

    Coastal Virginia and northeastern North Carolina appear here during the post-war industrial boom, showing the critical rail-and-sea connections of Hampton Roads. Genealogists can trace family roots through rural landmarks like Gethsemane Ch, the Caledonia State Prison Farm, and the vast interior of the Dismal Swamp.

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16. 1954 Map of Ocean View, 1958 Print

    

    1954 Ocean View

    1958 Print · USGS

    Coastal Virginia in the mid-fifties shows a landscape of rapid growth where the City of Norfolk pushes into the countryside. Genealogists and historians can trace the development of neighborhoods like Camellia Shores and Brandon Place near the Norfolk Municipal Airport.

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19. 1964 Map of Little Creek, 1968 Print

    

    1964 Little Creek

    1968 Print · USGS

    Virginia's coastline during the mid-sixties reveals a period of intense military and suburban growth along the Chesapeake. Genealogists and historians can trace neighborhood development in Ocean View and locate military landmarks like the Little Creek Amphibious Base.

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22. 1985 Map of Norfolk, 1986 Print

    

    1985 Norfolk

    1986 Print · USGS

    The Tidewater region in the mid-eighties shows the dense urban expansion of the coastal cities alongside the preservation of the Great Dismal Swamp. Researchers can trace rural family-named crossroads and historic transit routes like the Seaboard Coast Line or find Somerton and Lake Drummond.

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