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2013 Map of Blackstone East

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Blackstone East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Fort Pickett Military Reserve occupies a significant portion of this landscape, reflecting its role as a critical installation for military training. The map documents the extensive network of barracks, training areas, and runways associated with the Allen C Perkinson Airport/Blackstone Army Airfield. This military presence is situated immediately east of the settlement of Blackstone, where the transition from civilian residential streets to government reservation is marked by features like Dominy Corner.

Water plays a central role in the local geography, with numerous drainages like Tommeheton Creek and Birchin Creek feeding into man-made bodies of water such as Butterwood Lake, Birchin Lake, and the Pryor Road Reservoir. In the southwest, the Nottoway Reservoir and Jones Pond further illustrate how the regional hydrology was managed to support both the town and the military installation during this era of 21st-century development.