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1894 Map of Bermuda Hundred

Name: 1894 Topographic Map of Bermuda Hundred
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

The James River and Appomattox River define this 1890s landscape, winding through a region heavily shaped by strategic military positions and early Virginia industry. The settlement of Hopewell and the nearby City Point sit at the confluence of the two rivers, showing a dense grid of streets that contrasts with the surrounding agricultural land. Upstream, the dramatic bends of Farrar Island and Jones Neck illustrate the complex navigation of the James, which was altered by the Dutch Gap Canal to bypass a long loop of the river.

Evidence of the area's civil war importance persists through labels for Malvern Hill, Chaffin Bluff, and Drewrys Bluff, while a National Cemetery marks the human cost of those engagements. Transportation networks are in transition here, featuring the Richmond and Petersburg RR and the Farmville and Powhatan RR (Abandoned). Industrial sites like the Ochre Mine and the Swift Creek Factory provide a look into the local economy during the late nineteenth century.