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1969 Map of Ashland

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Ashland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads anchor this landscape, intersecting at Doswell and providing a heavy industrial backbone to the region. In the south, the town of Ashland is defined by the prominent campus of Randolph-Macon College and a network of local institutions like Gandy High Sch and Shiloh Ch.

Waterways like the North Anna River, South Anna River, and Pamunkey River weave through the terrain, historically influencing settlement patterns seen at Garnett Crossing, Wickham Crossing, and Ashland Mill. The map also documents educational and local landmarks including the Hanover Academy and Janeway Airstrip, alongside several rural churches like Providence Ch and Jerusalem Ch that served the outlying farming communities of Hanover Co and Caroline Co.