1943 Map of Beach

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Swift Creek Recreational Demonstration Area and Camp Baker dominate the northern landscape of this rural Virginian quadrangle during the early 1940s. The settlement of Beach sits at a crossroads, while Chesterfield occupies the northeast corner, showing the area before mid-century suburbanization. The terrain is deeply defined by a drainage network of creeks and branches, including Rocky Run, Licking Creek, and First Branch, which all feed toward the Appomattox River marking the southwestern border with Dinwiddie County. This survey provides significant genealogical value, documenting numerous rural meeting places and educational sites. Small social hubs are visible throughout the wooded landscape, such as Union Branch Ch and its namesake Union Branch Sch, along with Lees Chapel, Mt Gilead Ch, and Gill Grove Ch. The presence of Long Swamp and Crostick Pond underscores the low-lying, water-rich nature of the central terrain.