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1965 Map of Buena Vista

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Buena Vista
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Buena Vista sits at a major industrial and educational crossroads in the mid-1960s, defined by the convergence of the Chesapeake and Ohio and Norfolk and Western railroads. The city's social fabric is anchored by the campus of Southern Seminary and College and McCluer High Sch, while industry is evidenced by the Keys Mill Dam and nearby municipal works. The landscape shifts abruptly east of the city into the George Washington National Forest, where the high ridgelines of the Blue Ridge Mountains are traversed by the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Appalachian Trail.

Tracing the path of the Pedlar River, the map reveals small mountain communities like Oronoco and Beverlytown tucked into the valleys. Significant engineering for water management is visible through the Lynchburg Reservoir and the long Aqueduct system winding through the eastern hills. This period shows a balance between the growing urban center of Buena Vista and the preserved wild lands of Punchbowl Mtn and Bluff Mtn.