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1977 Map of Altavista

Name: 1977 Topographic Map of Altavista
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The Roanoke River serves as the northern boundary for this 1977 orthophotoquad, where the industrial and residential footprint of Altavista and Hurt spans the water. This aerial perspective, prepared in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service, captures a mosaic of managed timberlands and agricultural clearings that define the central Virginia Piedmont.

Tracing south through the rural landscape, the topography is dissected by numerous waterways including Little Sycamore Creek and Reed Creek. Small crossroads and rural settlements like Motley, Sycamore, and Brutus are visible as clusters within the larger network of fields and woods. To the east, Hill Grove and the drainage of Beechtree Creek illustrate the era's land-use patterns, highlighting the proximity of small-town development to the traditional farm-and-timber economy of Campbell and Pittsylvania Counties.