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1979 Map of Appomattox

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Appomattox
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Appomattox Court House National Historical Park and the surrounding Southside Virginia countryside appear here in a period of late-twentieth-century stability. The landscape is defined by its deep connections to the Civil War, preserved at Saylers Creek Battlefield State Park and across the woodlands of the Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest. The regional infrastructure relies on a network of small settlements and transportation corridors, including the Norfolk and Western and Southern railroads which connect towns like Farmville, Blackstone, and Crewe.

Academic and institutional life is anchored by Hampden Sydney and the Southside Virginia Community College, while the eastern edge is dominated by the Fort Pickett Military Reservation. The terrain transitions from the Stonewall Hills in the west toward the river valleys of the Appomattox River and James River, illustrating the rural character of the Piedmont before the expansion of modern suburban development.